MAP81: John II The Good: King of France 1350-1364
Listen Now! John II: King of France 1350-1364 King John II of France, called The Good. John ruled during a tumultuous time, the Plague was
28 July 2020
MAP80: Sword for Hire: Mercenaries in the Middle Ages
Listen Now! Fight For Profit Soldiers in the Middle Ages fought for King and Country. But what did they do when the wars ended? Not
14 July 2020
Warwick Castle offers Drive-In movies
Warwick Castle, built by William the Conqueror, started off as a small motte-and-bailey castle in 1068. Over the last 1,000 years it has survived wars,
9 June 2020
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla set during the Viking Age
With the popularity of Vikings and The Last Kingdom it’s no surprise that the next installment of Assassin’s Creed is set during the Viking Age.
1 May 2020
Church of England moves valuables to Tower of London amid fears of coronavirus lockdown looting
Items include ‘rare and unusual’ silver, paintings, art and artefacts from across capital’s 400 churches The Church of England has moved millions of pounds worth
24 April 2020
Remnants of 13th-Century Town Walls Unearthed in Wales
The Welsh town of Caernarfon played a crucial role in the fraught history between England and Wales; here, in the late 13th century, English king
6 April 2020
PLAGUE PIT, Black Death mass grave with dozens of bodies unearthed after 700 years
Analysis of a medieval mass grave has confirmed that the 48 individuals inside died during the Black Death in the UK. The ancient pit was
3 April 2020
Castle Ghosts of England
Are castles really haunted? If you’ve ever walked through them on a dark, cold night you may have heard strange sounds or eerie whispers. Is
11 October 2019
Dr Sean Cunningham talks Prince Arthur at the National Archives
We featured Dr Sean Cunningham’s book Prince Arthur: The Tudor King Who Never Was a couple years ago on this site. Now you have chance
19 March 2019
Outlaw King Trailer
From the director of Hell or High Water, David Mackenzie comes Outlaw King a Netflix original film. Starring Chris Pine as Robert the Bruce, King
30 August 2018
MAP#79: Richard the Lionheart and author W.B. Bartlett
In today’s lesson we are joined by author Wayne Bartlett to discuss Richard the Lionheart! Wayne’s new book Richard the Lionheart: The Crusader King of
2 May 2018
St Albans Abbey ‘one of England’s early Norman cathedrals’
St Albans Abbey has been confirmed as one of England’s early Norman cathedrals after experts uncovered foundations of the early church. Remains forming part of
29 March 2018
Joan of Arc and ‘The Great Pity of the Land of France’ by Moya Longstaffe
Joan of Arc played a pivotal role in the Hundred Years’ War and the future of France. Moya Longstaffe returns to the original sources, employs
8 January 2018
Solar eclipses and the middle ages
Dr Anne Lawrence from the University of Reading’s Department of History examines what solar eclipses meant to our ancestors. Looking forward to the solar eclipse?
21 August 2017
Vandals attack Wallingford Castle leaving a repair bill of £500,000
Vandals have damaged historic medieval ruins in Wallingford, leaving the town council with a repair bill of £500,000. Wallingford Castle was one of the greatest
31 July 2017
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