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The Story of Medieval England: From King Arthur to the Tudor Conquest
- Narrated by: Jennifer Paxton
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
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These 36 lectures tell the remarkable story of a tumultuous thousand-year period in the history of England. Dominated by war, conquest, and the struggle to balance the stability brought by royal power with the rights of the governed, it was a period that put into place the foundation of much of the world we know today. As you journey through this largely chronological narrative - occasionally interrupted for lecture-long explorations of specific topics - you'll see key themes emerge, including the assimilation of successive waves of invaders, the tense relationship between kings and the nobility, and the constant battles over money and taxation. And because so much of history is driven by specific individuals and not just historical circumstance, each lecture is rich in intimate portraits that reveal those individuals at the key moments of their historical destiny, including Alfred the Great, William the Conqueror, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and John Wycliffe.The result is a lecture series that winds up being not only informative but deeply entertaining, with each lecture drawing you in with its own particular fascinations, including a probing look at the scope of the Black Death, a realistic examination of the legends of both King Arthur and Robin Hood, a riveting description of the Battle of Bosworth Field, and a discussion of the surprisingly nuanced penalties of the early Germanic law codes.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-02-01
Exceptionally well told!
I was drawn back lesson after lesson by the enthusiasm of the instructor. She was great. I listened for pleasure but got so much more out of the lectures! Thank you.
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- Derrek
- 2020-12-18
great lecture
loved it!! I was hooked. professor jennifer paxton is a fantastic speaker. I'll be getting into her other lecture series very soon
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- Michael
- 2022-12-30
great lectures
I loved pretty much everything about these lectures, and I appreciated how relatable the events of medieval England are to today.
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- assar g.
- 2022-01-03
Very well done lecture series.
An enjoyable, well narrated series on medieval England broken into understandable and interesting segments
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- Dante Cerron
- 2022-08-05
Engaging, narrated with care and passion
I loved every single line of it, I could have listened it without stopping if I wouldn't had to work, eat, sleep and all those nuances of being human. It was not just a chronological presentation of events , it was a story full of details, human experiences at all levels with rigorous explanation of the sources to support it; all of that narrated with contagious passion.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-01-01
Fairly good coverage
This is not a sotry about stories. This is meant to be a historical series.
While this seems like a long audio book it's quite concise in regards to many of the eras.
The speaker is reasonably detailed in many respects and makes a good point about talking about some details. Though there's several items that could have used more elaboration including the War of the Roses.
I also found this to be written and read from the Christian perspective. That shouldn't surprise anyone given the source of the material. The problem is that it often highlights the world of the church better than it should, omitting many of the church's poor and outright evil dealings. Some of this is mentioned but not nearly enough.
This perspective also weirdly avoids and even suggests several monarchs weren't gay. While yes this could've been used as an accusation to demean a person in that era, there's a statistical probability that several of the monarchs were somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella. But it's usually dismissed and not discussed.
There are good takeaways from this quite long series of lectures. It's a great primer or jump off point for any student of history.
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- Katie Pollett
- 2023-02-05
Excellent
The professor is incredibly knowledgeable, has excellent and engaging delivery and and maintains such a great flow to the whole course.
Such a pleasure to listen to this course, would highly recommend!
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- Family
- 2019-05-22
history told by a storyteller
fantastic. lecturer is engaging, and tells the story of people, making them come alive.
excellent way to get some great historical knowledge.
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- saucy69
- 2021-01-08
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Awesome lectures! She sounds like Elizabeth Torres from Cougar Town! Her voice is very soothing and expressive
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-10-15
Great reader great book
Great course great reader. I enjoyed every lecture and learned alot about England and history
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