A podcast diving into social strife in England from the early Middle Ages all the way through to the early modern period. Artwork courtesy of the British Library.
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Welcome back to the first season of the Revolts Podcast. In this episode we will continue to develop our understanding of the cultural makeup of England in the 1070s. We will cover the period from Alfred the Great to Harold Harefoot, through Viking raiding, English unity and then subsequent conquest by a Scandinavian dynasty, along the way uncoveri…
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Welcome to the first season of the Revolts Podcast. In this first season, we will cover the anti-Norman insurrection led by Hereward from 1070 to 1071. But before we dive into the revolt, I think it's important for us to develop an understanding of the cultural makeup of England in the 1070s. So today we will dive into the fall of Roman Britain, th…
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Welcome to the Revolts Podcast. This is a short introductory episode covering my background and inspiration, an introduction to our first two revolts, and the structure and aims of the podcast. Music: Marked by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…
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