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The Eagle and the Hart with Helen Castor – The Medieval Podcast, Episode 260

Richard II came to the throne as a young child, only to lose it to his cousin Henry IV in 1399. But why did Henry take such drastic action? And what became of the teenage boy who stood up to a crowd of angry peasants and held his own? This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Helen Castor about these rival cousins, the events that shaped them, and how an anointed king could lose his hollow crown.

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Anglo-Saxon Discoveries Unearthed in England During Wind Farm Project

Archaeologists working on the Dogger Bank Wind Farm project in England have made remarkable early medieval discoveries, shedding new light on Anglo-Saxon life in the Holderness region. These findings, which emerged during the excavation of a 30km corridor for underground cables connecting the wind farm to onshore convertor stations near Beverley, provide crucial insight into the area’s history, particularly from the 5th to the 11th centuries.