Mary Garrison
Lecturer in History at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of York
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
Anglican saintsScholastic philosophersMedieval Latin-language poetsMedieval English theologiansChristian hagiographers9th-century philosophers8th-century Christian theologians, 8th-century English writers, 8th-century writers in Latin, Anglo-Saxon poets, Anglo-Saxon writersGrammarians of LatinHistory
Alcuin
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the cleric, educator and poet from York who put learning for its own sake at the heart of the Carolingian Renaissance
30 January 2020
Also featuring: Joanna Story, Andy Orchard
History9th-century philosophers8th-century Christian theologians, 8th-century English writers, 8th-century writers in Latin, Anglo-Saxon poets, Anglo-Saxon writersAnglican saintsMedieval English theologiansMedieval Latin-language poetsScholastic philosophersChristian hagiographersGrammarians of Latin8th century9th centuryLanguageTheologyThe Carolingian Renaissance
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Emperor Charlemagne, the first of the Holy Roman Emperors, and the Carolingian Renaissance.
30 March 2006
Also featuring: Matthew Innes, Julia Smith