27 min

Medieval Murder and Land Raids Time Travels

    • History

Susan Morrison explores the real life behind modern dark mediaeval fantasy. Were Scottish nobles really getting starved to death in dungeons? Who by? Dr Katy Jack has the answers. Once you lost your land in the Highland clearances, how did you fight to get it back? Juliette Desportes of Glasgow University looks at the Galson raiders in Lewis. And finally, are you melancholy? Does your parrot have a ‘looseness’? You might need an 18th century recipe book. Susan chats with Dr Charlotte Holmes about their contents

Susan Morrison explores the real life behind modern dark mediaeval fantasy. Were Scottish nobles really getting starved to death in dungeons? Who by? Dr Katy Jack has the answers. Once you lost your land in the Highland clearances, how did you fight to get it back? Juliette Desportes of Glasgow University looks at the Galson raiders in Lewis. And finally, are you melancholy? Does your parrot have a ‘looseness’? You might need an 18th century recipe book. Susan chats with Dr Charlotte Holmes about their contents

27 min

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