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Eight-part series in which the history of the province is extensively discussed, from its origins to the present. The program is part of the manifestation Verleden van Groningen. In this episode, presenter Roel Dijkhuis takes the viewer back to the Middle Ages. Charlemagne sends missionaries to the northern coastal strip to convert the Frisians. Monks help to develop the land and the monasteries are places of knowledge and culture. Nevertheless, resistance to the power of the church slowly grows. The Groningen landscape is further developed during the Middle Ages, including the construction of dikes. But the population still has to take floods, hunger and plague into account. Presenter: Roel Dijkhuis Also visit our website: http://www.rtvnoord.nl/