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Women and social history can be overlooked themes in periods where records tended to focus on money, religion and Kings. While those latter themes are covered in this section so are features on individual women, their relationships with power and how they were able to influence politics and the people around them. Social history is also addressed through the stories of Hermits, soldiers, tax records and revolting peasantry with nobles. Read more
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William the First and the Sussex Rapes
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Edward the Confessor and the Norman Conquest
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An Intimate History of Your Home - Lucy Worsley
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Harold Son of Godwin
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Medieval 'Signs and Marvels'
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Smithfield's Bartholomew Fair
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Podcast lecture: Mad or Bad? Was Henry VI a tyrant?
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The Origins of Parliament
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King John
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Towards Reform in 1809
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The Nation of the Scots and the Declaration of Arbroath
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The strange death of King Harold II: Propaganda and the problem of legitimacy in the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings
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The Great Revolt of 1381
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Podcasted Lecture: Why Medieval History Matters?
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A medieval credit crunch
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Was Richard II Mad? An evening with Terry Jones
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The soldier in Later Medieval England
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Kilpeck Church: a window on medieval 'mentalite'
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Saint Robert and the Deer
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Thomas Parkinson: the Hermit of Thirsk
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