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Home > Plantagenets 1216 - 1485 > 13/14 Centuries

13/14 Centuries

    Hawkwood 1 Man and Myth - Members Only

    How a Condottiere's reputation has ebbed and flowed

    Sh 35 Katherine Swynford with Caitlin Chapman - Members Only

      Katherine Swynford’s life was full of drama. From a relatively lowly background, she became mistress to John of Gaunt, son of Edward III. Through her, descended the Tudor dynasty.Read More

    HiT Braveheart

    By David Crowther Oct 07, 2018 10 Comments

    I, David Crowther, have managed to get to 54 without seeing Braveheart ended to end. I thought I cannot do this podcast without watching it. Find out if that proved aRead More

    Sea 3 Catching a Crabbe - Members Only

    Private enterprise, piracy and sate collusion – seafaring in the in 13th and 14th centuries

    Shedcast 11b The Tournament: Rise and Fall - Members Only

    The tournament grew in sophistication until it was focused around the individual challenge of the Joust. But the fundamentals of warfare and society changed and tournaments lost their relevance.

    Shedcast 11a The Medieval Tournament: Beginnings - Members Only

    The original melee was preparation for war. And like war, it was fought between two teams, was violent and resulted in death - and was banned by the church.

    Shedcast 2 Fun with Wills and Words - Members Only

    Wills are a fascinating historical record, giving some insight into the what really mattered to people of their time. Plus some delightful oddities...

    195 The History of Europe Part VIII

    By Cerdic 6 years agoApr 07, 2017 2 Comments

    15th Century European kingdoms were wracked by internal division as well as international war. By the end of the century, many nations had achieved unity and some degree of internalRead More

    153 The Medieval Working Woman

    By Cerdic 7 years agoJun 04, 2017 3 Comments

    Only 4% of women remained unmarried in the middle ages, and therefore for both men and women working life was a matter of team work. In towns in particular, womenRead More

    149 Sex, Childbirth and Children

    By Cerdic 7 years agoOct 28, 2016 10 Comments

    Medieval understanding of physiology had an impact on attitudes to sex, just as much as did the teachings of the church. Though who knows how much it had an impactRead More

    Tagged medieval childbirthwomen

    133 The History of Europe Part VII

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 2 Comments

    This week we finish off our survey of Europe, bringing us up to date with Byzantium, and the threat from the East. But we’ll also bring you up to dateRead More

    Tagged ByzantiumNicopolisOttoman

    132 The History of Europe Part VI

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 3 Comments

    The growth of Aragon and its mediterranean empire, consolidation and political change in Northern Italy, fragmentation in Germany; Jan Hus, heresy and the Council of Constance.  132 A History ofRead More

    Tagged AragonbohemiaConstancehus

    131 The History of Europe Part V: Economic change and technology

    By Cerdic 8 years agoJun 04, 2017 6 Comments

    Ths episode is the first of 3 to bring us up to date with the history of Europe to the time of Henry IVth. This week it's all about theRead More

    129 Dominion

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 1 Comments

    At last in 1397 Richard would have felt that he had put his past humiliation from the Appellants behind him. But he was no happier or secure. He gathered hisRead More

    Tagged BolingbrokwBritish HistoryRichard II

    128 The Narcisist

    By Cerdic 8 years agoOct 30, 2016 5 Comments

    In 1397, Richard finally saw the chance to try to get his revenge on the Appellants – Gloucester, Arundel and Warwick. So the parliament  of September 1397 was momentus. 128Read More

    Tagged AppellantsBolingbrokeBritishHistoryRichard II

    127 The Model of Chivalry

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 6 Comments

    Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby, son of the most powerful magnate in England, was a golden child blessed with every advantage. While Richard tried to get his royal feet underRead More

    Tagged BolingbrokeBritish HistoryEnglishHenry IVRichard II

    126 An Uneasy Calm

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 1 Comments

    Between the Appellants crisis of 1388 and 1397, Richard ruled with increasingly confidence. He was hardly the most impressive English king but he appeared to have cast off the wildnessRead More

    125 Accusatio

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 6 Comments

    By 1387, it was becoming clear that the Wonderful Parliament of 1385 had not solved the problem. Pressure had been building, and Gloucester, Warwick and Arundel were far from satisfiedRead More

    Tagged ApellantsBritishBritish HistoryEnglish historyMerciless parliamentRichard II

    124 The Character of a King

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 1 Comments

    From the end of the Peasant's Revolt in 1381, England continues to be managed by the Council, but the young Richard began to have more and more influence. And despiteRead More

    122 John Wycliffe – and a University Education

    By Cerdic 8 years agoOct 30, 2016 7 Comments

    Wycliffe's writings were to prove controversial and proved an interesting early echo of the Reformation. They heavily influenced the view of Jan Hus and the movement in Bohemia. And hisRead More

    Tagged BritishEnglishheresyJan HusUniversity of Oxfordwycliffe

    121 Counter Revolution

    By Cerdic 8 years agoOct 30, 2016 2 Comments

    After Richard had broken the revolt in London at Smithfield it was time to tackle the chaos outside London. The Counter Revolution took something between 1,500-7,000 judicial executions, and did nothingRead More

    120 … Who was then the Gentleman?

    By Cerdic 8 years agoMar 04, 2017 7 Comments

    In June 1381 the revolt came to London. Before long, London was in flames, and the qualities of the young king Richard, and his advisers, were tested to the limitRead More

    Tagged LondonPeasants revoltRichard IIWat Tyler

    119 When Adam delved and Eve Span…

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 11 Comments

    On a hill outside Blackheath, just to the south of London, a hedge priest called John Ball is preaching to a massive crowd of peasants. When Adam delved and EveRead More

    Tagged Britishenglandjohn ballPeasants revoltPodcastRichard IIWat Tyler

    118 Introducing Richard II

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 18 Comments

    Richard arrived with the expectation of a nation on his shoulders – the son of the illustrious hero Edward the Black Prince. So what was Richard like, and how hasRead More

    117a The Poet and the Mistress by Carrie Palmer

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 1 Comments

    This week, a guest episode by Carrie Palmer – on Chaucer and Katherine Swynford Sadly, after this there is something of a gap to come – works has happened. SoRead More

    117 The Medieval Year

    By Cerdic 8 years agoJun 04, 2017 7 Comments

    The rhythm of the year would have been far more important to most medieval people that the goings on at Westminster and the court of the king. The stream ofRead More

    116 The Good Parliament and a Bad Death

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 4 Comments

    There were now unusual expecations for the parliament of 1376. But in fact a revolt from the Commons was brewing, dismayed by the failures of the war. The Good ParliamentRead More

    Tagged Britishedwrad iiiHistoryparliamentthe good parliament

    115 The Rotten Apple

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 5 Comments

    From 1371 to 1375 the army went from bad to worse. An English fleet was destroyed at La Rochelle and Poitou and the Saintonge fell to the French. The greatRead More

    Tagged alice perrersBritishedward IIIgauntHistory

    114 The Worm in the Apple

    By Cerdic 8 years agoOct 30, 2016 4 Comments

    On the face of it, the 1360's were a continuation and celebration of the great victories of the 40's and 50's. In 1364, Charles of Blois was defeated and killedRead More

    113 Fashion and Clothing in the 14th Century

    By Cerdic 8 years agoOct 30, 2016 5 Comments

    Fashion finally comes to town in the 14th Century. At the start of the century people are wearing what they've been wearing for centuries. By the end of it thereRead More

    112 On the Crest of a Wave

    By Cerdic 8 years agoSep 17, 2016 0 Comments

    After the victory at Poitiers and capture of the French King, the English seemed to hold all the cards, and the Treaty of Bretigny in 1360 for a while maintainedRead More

    Tagged Britishedward IIIEnglish

    111 Poitiers

    By Cerdic 8 years agoOct 31, 2016 10 Comments

    1356 saw one of the greatest exchange of arms of the war. Early in the year, the Duke of Lancaster attacked into Normandy and with lightening marches ran rings roundRead More

    Tagged 100 Year's Warblack princebritish military historypoitiers

    110 Fire and Sword

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 17, 2016 1 Comments

    In 1354 – 1355 Edward and his court wavered between optimism that a negotiated settlement was within their grasp – and determination to continue to prosecute the war. The TreatyRead More

    109 The War between the Wars

    By Cerdic 9 years agoOct 30, 2016 0 Comments

    The period between 1347 and 1353 was one of low level war and violence; punctuated by more or less effective truces. But even the truces don't stop the low levelRead More

    108 What has the Black Death ever done for you?

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 17, 2016 5 Comments

    The theory runs that the Black Death transformed medieval society. With a dramatic shortage of labour, the English peasant was able to demand whatever wages and terms they wanted –Read More

    107 The Death of Joan

    By Cerdic 9 years agoOct 30, 2016 9 Comments

    In 1348 a 14 year old royal princess, Joan, set out from Portsmouth to marry Pedro of Castile. Her route went by Bordeaux, and with the massive trousseau she carriedRead More

    Tagged BritainBritishenglandEnglishHistoryplantagenentPodcastthe black death

    106 Calais and Neville’s Cross

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 17, 2016 0 Comments

    By the end of the march across Normandy in 1346, Edward had accepted that he was not going to be able to hold French territory. But he had a clearRead More

    Tagged BritishbrittanycalaiscrecydagowrthEnglishHistoryla roche derrienmannyneville's crossPodcastsiege

    105 Crecy

    By Cerdic 9 years agoOct 30, 2016 15 Comments

    In 1346 Edward invaded finally launched the invasion he had hoped to lead in 1345. The target was Normandy a devastating raid through northern France, a glorious victory in battleRead More

    104 Lancaster and the Battle of Auberoche

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 17, 2016 2 Comments

    Edward had little intention of keeping the truce for long. After a brief period of reconstruction, he repudiated the truce a year early. And so enters one of the mostRead More

    103 The war in Brittany

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 17, 2016 0 Comments

    1341 saw a serious political crisis – Edward returned home determined to put his English administration, parliament and particularly Archbishop in their places. In fact it's Edward who is forcedRead More

    102 Highs and Lows

    By Cerdic 9 years agoOct 30, 2016 2 Comments

    In 1340 against all the odds – of numbers and quality – Edward defeated Philip VIth's Great Army of the Sea at Sluys. The impact on morale, English and FrenchRead More

    Tagged BritainBritishedward IIIenglandEnglishHistorymedievalsluys

    101 King of France and England

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 17, 2016 0 Comments

    Edward faced a weary time, a weary time. His allies demanded money, he had none to give them. So they refused to  fight, while the French closed in on GasconyRead More

    Tagged BritainBritishEdwardenglandHistory of Englandhundred years warPodcast

    100 Theatres of War

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 17, 2016 7 Comments

    This week, a bit of a scene setter; Edward and the development of consent from the commons in his parliaments, the theatres of the 100 years war ahead – andRead More

    99a Stephen Guerra The Avignon Papacy

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 17, 2016 0 Comments

    The Story of the early 14th Century papacy and their exile in Avignon – a guest episode from Stephen Guerra   99a Stephen Guerra Avignon Papacy  

    99 Year One of a Hundred

    By Cerdic 9 years agoAug 19, 2018 9 Comments

    Edward had traditionally received much of the blame before the start of the Hundred Years War. But in fact there were many reasons why France and England ended up goingRead More

    98 The Disinherited

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 17, 2016 4 Comments

    In the early 1330's, Edward was a hero searching for a way to undo the humiliations visited on him by Mortimer and by the French. And Edward Balliol, son ofRead More

    97 Above all Princes of his Age

    By Cerdic 9 years agoOct 30, 2016 9 Comments

    In 1330 a group of Edward's friends gathered together at the foot of the rock on which Nottingham castle stands. They had learnt of a secret passage that led toRead More

    96a Sharyn Eastaugh The Templar Knights

    By Cerdic 9 years agoFeb 04, 2018 0 Comments

    null The Templar Knights are endlessly fascinating; a glamorous and powerful order of warrior monks, with all kinds of mystique. In a guest episode, Sharyn Eastaugh gives a potted history.Read More

    96 A history of Medieval Europe – Part IV

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 17, 2016 5 Comments

    With the defeat of the Hohenstaufen, surely the Papacy had finally won it's battle for supremacy? Actually not. A new challenge rode into town in the form of Phillip IVthRead More

    95 The History of Medieval Europe – Part III

    By Cerdic 9 years agoSep 17, 2016 1 Comments

    Frederick II renewed the argument that had been going on since the time of Otto the Great – Emperor or Pope? This time there would be a solution one wayRead More

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Resources

Family Trees

  • The Family de la Pole October 17, 2016
  • Family Trees, 1225 – 1485 July 14, 2012

Maps

  • Maps of Italy in the time of Hawkwood November 13, 2021
  • Maps: 1100 – 1300 Europe August 10, 2014
  • Maps, 1225 – 1327 June 2, 2012

Articles

  • Chaucer, the English and the Sea November 19, 2018
  • Medieval Castles November 26, 2017
  • Medieval tournaments illustrated glossary June 5, 2017
  • Medieval Prices and Wages December 14, 2016
  • Fotheringhay December 8, 2016
  • The Family de la Pole October 17, 2016
  • St Bees August 18, 2016
  • Economic and Social History Charts 1000-1485 September 8, 2012
  • Drawings of Matthew Paris May 5, 2012
  • Heraldy – Arms of the big medieval families May 5, 2012
  • Feast Days in Medieval England April 7, 2012

Original Sources

  • The Last Will of Richard II March 4, 2014
  • The Fieschi Letter May 26, 2013
  • Statute of Winchester 1285 February 4, 2013
  • The Ordinances of 1311 February 4, 2013
  • The Coronation Oath of Edward II, 1308 February 4, 2013
  • Writ of summons to Parliament, 1295 December 4, 2012
  • The Conquest of Wales, 1274-1295 November 17, 2012
  • Song against Richard of Cornwall October 27, 2012
  • Description of the Battle of Lewes, 1264 October 27, 2012
  • The Provisions of Westminster, 1259 October 27, 2012
  • The Song of Lewes, 1264 October 27, 2012
  • The Provisions of Oxford, 1258 October 27, 2012

Quiz

  • The Ladybird matching quiz July 14, 2017
  • Tournament Quiz June 18, 2017

Books

  • Historical Podcasts you might like April 30, 2011
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