Ranked #1 of 3 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg
Janina shows how medieval manuscripts gave power to the king and united the kingdom in an age of plague, warfare and rebellion. She discovers that Edward III used the manuscripts he read as a boy to prepare him for his great victory at the battle
Jeremy Ashbee
Self - English Heritage
Janina Ramirez
Self - Presenter
Scot McKendrick
Self
Peter Sweasey
Director
Janina Ramirez
Writer
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"What a King Should Know" is episode 2 of Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 1 votes, ranking #1 of 3 episodes this season (season average 6.7). Directed by Peter Sweasey and written by Janina Ramirez, it aired on January 16, 2012.