Episode 10

History City traces the story of York - possibly the second most important place in England - from the end of the last Ice Age to the present day.

Episode 10 York, Capital of England?

In this episode we explore a dark chapter in York’s past, explain how Scotland made York – for one brief moment – the most important place in England, and look towards the thundering hooves of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as they bear down on the city.

Our guest was Professor Sarah Rees Jones, whose book;

York The Making of a City 1068-1350 is published by Oxford University Press.

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/york-9780198201946?cc=gb&lang=en&

Other internet rabbit holes to go down are the In Our Time Podcast:

The Second Barons’ War https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000vqq3

The Twelfth Century Renaissance: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07z6vzq

The Magna Carta: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k4fg7

The Third Crusade: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00547ls

History Hit’s Gone Medieval podcast also has an episode on Magna Carta:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6sg5275zsR0NKGsOOdmapa

and on the Origins of Scottish Independence: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5dkxleVKAtySzVF5Da3xX3

and Lies that Misled Medieval People: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3aM5c97usMkKinaKg3toHW

The brief but rousing clip from Braveheart was used for educational purposes and the rights remain with the holder. However, it has to be said that many historians are somewhat sceptical about the accuracy of Mel Gibson’s Hollywood blockbuster.

The closing music was from the album Compline Service with Anthems & Motets by the Choir Of Clare College Cambridge. GAM CD 531

This episode of History City was made with the help of the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past at the University of York. So thanks to Dr Victoria Hoyle and to researcher George Young.

Incidentally, Alex Harvey from the Yorkshire Museum -- our regular contributor on the Post Roman and Anglian periods has published his first book, not about York, but the Isle of Axholme in North Lincolnshire. Here’s a link to the Amazon page

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Riddles-Isle-History-Axholme-Normans/dp/1739191641/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2X32JAUZ40VH&keywords=riddles+of+the+isle+by+alex+harvey&qid=1702313655&sprefix=riddles+of+%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-1

The Spirit of York is Alison Willis.

This show was recorded and produced by Guy Morgan of Soundstagenorth.

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