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1288: A Moment in Norwich
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Feb 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
(Samantha) Often it is hard to get any sense of what life was like in the past. This week, Sam will take you into the Norwich Leet Roll of 1288. This local court record that listed fines for everyday transgressions provides unique insights to the lived experience in a medieval city. Join her to consider the social realities that it exposes.
Released:
Feb 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Henry II and the Invasion of Ireland: (Christine) The English and the Irish have been fighting (and singing) about hating one another) for as long as both sides can remember, but what brought the English to Ireland in the first place? What did the English king, Henry II, have to do with it? A by Footnoting History