Britain's Lost World: The Age of Ghosts, Giants & Gangsters

Описание: Explore the true story of Britain, which begins not with kings and castles, but in the chaos of a collapsed world. This is the history of the Dark Ages, a time when Roman Britannia shattered and the nation of Wales was forged in fire, myth, and the ruins of an empire.

How did a unified, civilized province dissolve into a land of warring kingdoms? This documentary dives into the Great Break—the mysterious and violent period after Rome’s legions left Britain. We journey through two competing versions of the past: the glorious epics of giant-slayers and dream-emperors found in the Mabinogion, and the brutal reality unearthed by archaeologists.

Uncover the secrets of windswept settlements like Gate Holm, which clung to the wreckage of a globalized world. Witness the death of a Roman city at Caerwent, and confront the profound mystery of Dinas Powys: a muddy, remote hillfort overflowing with the treasures of international trade. Was its enigmatic ruler a sophisticated new prince... or a glorified gangster feasting on the spoils of a fallen world?

From the mythical giants of London to the Welsh origins of Tolkien’s Elvish, discover how the ghosts of this lost age still haunt our world today. This is the story of how a civilization ends—and how a new one begins.

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Relevant Topics Covered:
History of Wales
Dark Ages Britain
Fall of Roman Britain
Post-Roman Britain
What happened after the Romans left
The Great Break
British Mythology
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Brutus of Troy
Gogmagog
The Mabinogion
Maxen Wledig
Magnus Maximus
Welsh History
Ancient Britain
British Archaeology
Dinas Powys
Leslie Alcock
Caerwent
Gate Holm
St Patrick's Chapel Pembrokeshire
Civilizational Collapse
Sub-Roman Britain
History Documentary
Ogham script
Irish migration to Britain
Celtic history
J.R.R. Tolkien
Sindarin language
History of London
Lord Mayor's Show
Imported pottery dark ages
Mediterranean amphorae
Roman roads
Sarn Helen
Founding myths
Long-form history
Pete Kelly
History Time

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:10 - Drowned Worlds & Fractured Empire: The violent birth of Wales
00:01:50 - Myths of Foundation: Giants, Troy, and Welsh legends
00:03:05 - The Archaeologist's Truth: What the dirt reveals about survival
00:04:46 - Sponsor: Odoo - Preventing Your Own Collapse
00:06:20 - Magnus Maximus: From Roman failure to Welsh founding father
00:08:42 - Caerwent's Fall: The city that died
00:10:24 - Dynaspowis' Secret: Global trade in a muddy hillfort
00:12:11 - Ancient Echoes: How lost Britain lives in London & Tolkien
00:13:33 - The Smoking Gun: Irish invasion & Wales' true origin
00:14:55 - Beyond the AI Flood: The value of human history