Episode 4: History repeating tself - state intolerance, the English protestant Reformation and the COVID-19 response
Episode 4: History repeating tself - state intolerance, the English protestant Reformation and the COVID-19 response
This episode compares past and present, exploring state sponsored intolerance and persecution from English protestant Re... Read more
29 May 2022
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56mins
Episode 3: The power of pierniki (Toruń gingerbread)
Episode 3: The power of pierniki (Toruń gingerbread)
This episode tells the story of the city of Toruń, Poland, through the lense of its spicy gingerbread, or pierniki, from... Read more
11 Jun 2021
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40mins
Episode 2: What care we for these barefooted rascals? - medieval colonization and race law
Episode 2: What care we for these barefooted rascals? - medieval colonization and race law
This episode uses a 1327 petition to the English king from Welshman Adda ap Einion and his English wife Agnes as a jumpi... Read more
4 Mar 2021
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52mins
Episode 1: The Mole-Catcher's Tale - black magic, conspiracy and justice in medieval England
Episode 1: The Mole-Catcher's Tale - black magic, conspiracy and justice in medieval England
History: Darkness and Light shares interesting stories from our past that tell us something about the best, and the wors... Read more
14 Feb 2021
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29mins