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Late-medieval England, with Hannah Skoda

Late-medieval England, with Hannah Skoda

In this four-week course, you’ll discover everything you need to know about England in the late Middle Ages, guided by Dr Hannah Skoda, associate professor of medieval history at St John’s College, Oxford

Published: August 21, 2024 at 3:34 PM

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Week oneFaith and worship. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In her first lecture Professor Hannah Skoda explains how religion sat at the heart of medieval life, and explores the cult of John Schorne, the humble Buckinghamshire rector credited with forcing the Devil inside a boot
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Week twoFamily and community. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In the second lecture in our medieval course, Professor Hannah Skoda explores the importance of family and community in the later Middle Ages – from the terrors of childbirth, to the thousands of people who migrated to England across the period
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Week threePolitical communities. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In the third lecture of our course, Hannah Skoda explores the participation of ordinary people in government and lawmaking in the later Middle Ages – from the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, to popular petitioning
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Week fourCrime, violence and the law. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In the fourth and final lecture of our course on late-medieval England, Hannah Skoda explores the often bloody reality of medieval life, a world where a seemingly innocent encounter could result in a gruesome murder

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