TED-EdThe princess who rewrote history - Leonora Neville
2018 • E103 Oct 22, 2018 5m
Anna Komnene, daughter of Byzantine emperor Alexios, spent the last decade of her life creating a 500-page history of her father’s reign called “The Alexiad.” As a princess writing about her own family, she had to balance her loyalty to her kin with her obligation to portray events accurately. Leonora Neville investigates this epic historical narrative.
Lesson by Leonora Neville, directed by Els Decaluwe.
Lesson by Leonora Neville, directed by Els Decaluwe.