Time Team - Season 19 Episode 7 The Only Earl Is Essex - Colne Priory, Essex
Tony and the team rip up the pristine lawns of Paul Whight's stately home in search of the secrets of its illustrious former owners: the De Veres, who built a priory here in the 12th century. They are also hoping to discover the later manor house. There is a rumour that the dissolute 17th Earl, Edward, wrote at least some of William Shakespeare's plays, and could be buried here, along with his ancestors and descendants. Geophysics is now able to produce 3D images of what is underground; while Jackie has plenty of bones to look at. Alex helps stone carver Lucy Churchill to carve some de Vere symbols from blocks of rare alabaster. Among the many finds are stained glass and encaustic tiles. They are joined by Anna Whitelock from the University of London. Finally, state-of-the-art laser technology entombs Alex in his own sarcophagus.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, Mystery
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: More4, Channel 4, YouTube
Director: Tim Taylor
Cast: Gus Casely-Hayford, Natalie Haynes, Carenza Lewis, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth, Helen Geake
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First Air Date: Jan 16, 1994
Last Air date: Apr 07, 2024
Season: 21 Season
Episode: 239 Episode
Runtime: 50 minutes
IMDb: 7.10/10 by 14.00 users
Popularity: 12.75
Language: English
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Dig by Wire - Gateholm Island, Pembrokeshire
A Village Affair - Bitterley, Shropshire
The Drowned Town - Dunwich, Suffolk
The First King of Racing - Newmarket, Suffolk
Chapel of Secrets - Beadnell, Northumberland
A Copper Bottomed Dig - Pentrechwyth, Swansea
The Only Earl Is Essex - Colne Priory, Essex
Secrets of the Dunes - Kenfig, Bridgend
Rome's Wild West - Caerleon, Newport
How to Lose a Castle - Crewkerne, Somerset
King John's Lost Palace - Clipstone, Nottinghamshire
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