Explorations: War and Peace: Agriculture: Britain: Ploughing

Duration: 11 mins 10 secs
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Description: Background to the Channel 4 Millennium Series ‘The Day the World Took Off’, shown in 2000. With thanks to Windfall Films.

Ploughing with a team of horses through heavy clay in middle England. The significance of ploughing and the role of horses in European history are discussed by Alan Macfarlane after watching the ploughman at work.
 
Created: 2018-03-10 17:30
Collection: A History of the World (The Day the World Took Off)
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: Prof Alan Macfarlane
Language: eng (English)
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