<p>What makes an Archbishop one of the most hated figures in British history? And does Thomas Arundel truly deserve to be branded the greatest villain of 15th-century Britain?</p><p>Matt Lewis and Professor Chris Given-Wilson explore the life, power, and legacy of a man whose influence reached deep into the politics, religion, and royal struggles of late medieval England, and ask whether he was truly a villain or a far more complex figure than history has remembered.</p><br><p><strong>MORE:</strong></p><p><strong>Richard II vs. Henry IV</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/richard-ii-vs-henry-iv/id1564113746?i=1000671468160&uo=4&itscg=30200&ls=1&mttnsubad=6442463604&at=1000l3ctA&itsct=podfollow_podcasts&ct=gone-medieval-eplink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6FwoVILnFD15Q5S7Qm3WhP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Plantagenets at War: A Fight for the Throne</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/plantagenets-at-war-a-fight-for-the-throne/id1564113746?i=1000746999525&uo=4&itscg=30200&ls=1&mttnsubad=6442463604&at=1000l3ctA&itsct=podfollow_podcasts&ct=gone-medieval-eplink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gL59jsgt82wzjnWdeQ7id" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. Audio editor is Amy Haddow, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a></p>

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Gone Medieval

History Hit

The Bishop who Took Down Richard II

APR 10, 202649 MIN
Gone Medieval

The Bishop who Took Down Richard II

APR 10, 202649 MIN

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<p>What makes an Archbishop one of the most hated figures in British history? And does Thomas Arundel truly deserve to be branded the greatest villain of 15th-century Britain?</p><p>Matt Lewis and Professor Chris Given-Wilson explore the life, power, and legacy of a man whose influence reached deep into the politics, religion, and royal struggles of late medieval England, and ask whether he was truly a villain or a far more complex figure than history has remembered.</p><br><p><strong>MORE:</strong></p><p><strong>Richard II vs. Henry IV</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/richard-ii-vs-henry-iv/id1564113746?i=1000671468160&uo=4&itscg=30200&ls=1&mttnsubad=6442463604&at=1000l3ctA&itsct=podfollow_podcasts&ct=gone-medieval-eplink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6FwoVILnFD15Q5S7Qm3WhP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Plantagenets at War: A Fight for the Throne</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/plantagenets-at-war-a-fight-for-the-throne/id1564113746?i=1000746999525&uo=4&itscg=30200&ls=1&mttnsubad=6442463604&at=1000l3ctA&itsct=podfollow_podcasts&ct=gone-medieval-eplink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gL59jsgt82wzjnWdeQ7id" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. Audio editor is Amy Haddow, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>