Monty Python member Terry Jones tackles the Middle Ages in "Terry Jones' Medieval Lives", a new series which debuts on The History Channel starting January 3. Was Richard III as bad as depicted in history? Were the alchemists really a bunch of crackpots? What's the real story of Robin Hood? Did ancient scientists truly think the world was flat?

The answers are revealed on The History Channel, when Monty Python member Terry Jones tackles the Middle Ages, in a decidedly entertaining series this January. "Terry Jones' Medieval Lives" makes its world premiere on The History Channel starting January 3. THE KNIGHT and THE MONK...are followed soon after by THE KING...THE DAMSEL...and more. Detailed information follows below.

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FROM MONTY PYTHON TO THE MIDDLE AGES

TERRY JONES' MEDIEVAL LIVES
Series world premiere Saturday, January 3, 2004 at 7 pm ET/PT on The History Channel