Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Katherine Lewis

Professor of Medieval History at the University of Huddersfield

5 episodes

Covers topics in categories such as:

ReligionCultureAnglican saintsWomen religious writersWomen mysticsEnglish religious writersWriters from Norwich15th-century English writersMedieval English theologiansPrisoners in the Tower of LondonDaughters of kingsEnglish women non-fiction writersRoman Catholic mysticsEnglish Roman Catholics15th-century English women writers, 15th-century deaths, English Catholic mystics, 14th-century English women writers, Middle English literature, 14th-century Christian mysticsGileadWomen in 12th-century warfare, Christians of the Second Crusade, Women in war in West AsiaHistoryShakespearean histories, Fiction set in the Late Middle Ages, Plays by William Shakespeare, Propaganda in the United KingdomFemale Shakespearean charactersWomen in medieval European warfare, English royal consortsEnglish autobiographersWriters from King's LynnPre-Reformation Anglican saintsFemale saints of medieval England

  1. Julian of Norwich

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the anchoress, who is probably the earliest named woman writer in English, and her celebrated work on her visions of the suffering of Christ.

    19 October 2023

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    Also featuring: Philip Sheldrake, Laura Kalas

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    ReligionWomen religious writersWomen mysticsEnglish religious writersWriters from Norwich15th-century English writersMedieval English theologians15th-century English women writers, 15th-century deaths, English Catholic mystics, 14th-century English women writers, Middle English literature, 14th-century Christian mystics

  2. Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most powerful queen in the Kingdom of Jerusalem in C12th, after the First Crusade, ruling with her husband Fulk and then their son Baldwin III

    21 November 2019

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    Also featuring: Natasha Hodgson, Danielle Park

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    HistoryGileadWomen in 12th-century warfare, Christians of the Second Crusade, Women in war in West Asia

  3. Is Shakespeare History? The Plantagenets

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Shakespeare's treatment of English Plantagenet history from Richard II to Richard III and all the Henrys in between, written under Elizabeth I.

    11 October 2018

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    Also featuring: Emma J. Smith, Gordon McMullan

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    CultureShakespearean histories, Fiction set in the Late Middle Ages, Plays by William Shakespeare, Propaganda in the United Kingdom

  4. Margaret of Anjou

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how the Queen of England fought to hold on to power for the sake of her son, when her husband's mental illness made him unable to rule.

    25 May 2018

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    Also featuring: James Ross, Joanna Laynesmith

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    HistoryPrisoners in the Tower of LondonDaughters of kingsFemale Shakespearean charactersWomen in medieval European warfare, English royal consorts

  5. Margery Kempe and English Mysticism

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe (1373-1438), the English mystic who went to Jerusalem and dictated her life story, said to be the first autobiography in English.

    2 June 2016

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    Also featuring: Miri Rubin, Anthony Bale

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    HistoryAnglican saintsWomen religious writersWomen mysticsEnglish religious writers15th-century English writersEnglish women non-fiction writersRoman Catholic mysticsEnglish Roman CatholicsEnglish autobiographersWriters from King's LynnPre-Reformation Anglican saintsFemale saints of medieval England15th-century English women writers, 15th-century deaths, English Catholic mystics, 14th-century English women writers, Middle English literature, 14th-century Christian mystics