Peter France introduces three films exploring the backgrounds of historic items recently auctioned and the motivations of the bidders:
- A Victoria Cross won at the battle of Rorke's Drift more than 100 years ago
- Four pages from a medieval illuminated manuscript about the life of Saint Thomas Beckett, changing hands for the first time in nearly 500 years
The Price of the Past
Timewatch · Season 5 · Episode 7
Peter France introduces three films exploring the backgrounds of historic items recently auctioned and the motivations of the bidders:
- A Victoria Cross won at the battle of Rorke's Drift more than 100 years ago
- Four pages from a medieval illuminated manuscript about the life of Saint Thomas Beckett, changing hands for the first time in nearly 500 years
- A Victoria Cross won at the battle of Rorke's Drift more than 100 years ago
- Four pages from a medieval illuminated manuscript about the life of Saint Thomas Beckett, changing hands for the first time in nearly 500 years
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Season
5
Episode
7
Air Date
09/Oct/1986
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
50 min
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