A History of the World in 100 Objects is a History Documentary programme.

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A History of the World in 100 Objects: Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (AD 800-1300)

Series 1, episode 12

Neil MacGregor explores the objects that shed light on the traders, pilgrims and raiders who swept across Europe between the 9th and 13th centuries. Featuring a Viking treasure hoard discovered in North Yorkshire, a glass beaker once believed to turn water into wine, a Japanese bronze mirror, a stone bust of the Buddha from Borobudur, Java, and pot sherds from Kilwa, Tanzania

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Neil MacGregor