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Monday, 30 December 2013
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Wars of the Roses - the Historian's argue. "In Our Time," Excellent Podcast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00546sp
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Wars of the Roses which have been the scene for many a historical skirmish over the ages: The period in the fifteenth century when the House of Lancaster and the House of York were continually at odds is described by Shakespeare, in the three parts of Henry VI and Richard III as a time of enormous moral, military and political turmoil - the quintessential civil war; but twentieth century historians like K.B. Macfarlane argued the political instability is wildly overstated and there were no Wars of the Roses at all. Opposing this position are the many Tudor historians who like to claim that the Wars of the Roses represent the final breakdown of the feudal system and lead directly to the Tudor Era and the birth of the modern age.
With Dr Helen Castor, Fellow and Director of Studies in History, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; Professor Colin Richmond, Emeritus Professor of History, Keele University; Dr Steven Gunn is a Tudor historian and Fellow and Tutor in Modern History, Merton College, Oxford.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Wars of the Roses which have been the scene for many a historical skirmish over the ages: The period in the fifteenth century when the House of Lancaster and the House of York were continually at odds is described by Shakespeare, in the three parts of Henry VI and Richard III as a time of enormous moral, military and political turmoil - the quintessential civil war; but twentieth century historians like K.B. Macfarlane argued the political instability is wildly overstated and there were no Wars of the Roses at all. Opposing this position are the many Tudor historians who like to claim that the Wars of the Roses represent the final breakdown of the feudal system and lead directly to the Tudor Era and the birth of the modern age.
With Dr Helen Castor, Fellow and Director of Studies in History, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; Professor Colin Richmond, Emeritus Professor of History, Keele University; Dr Steven Gunn is a Tudor historian and Fellow and Tutor in Modern History, Merton College, Oxford.
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Excellent academic podcasts on Wars of the Roses
Why were there Wars between Lancastrians & Yorkists? [2] David Grummitt
Reasons why the Yorkists had won the English Crown by 1461 [2] David Grummitt
How far did Edward IV restore law & order upon his accession in 1461? [2] David Grummitt
How much support did Richard III enjoy as King? [2] David Grummitt
How able a King was Richard III? [2] David Grummitt
How serious a threat were The Yorkists to Henry VII? [2] David Grummitt
These are a little amateurish in terms of production, but stick with them and take notes.
Monday, 19 August 2013
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