Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Professor of Medieval History at the University of Amsterdam

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  1. Marsilius of Padua

    Melvyn Bragg & guests discuss one of the first to argue that political power came from the people, not from God or hereditary monarchy, and they could elect or remove their rulers.

    30 May 2024

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    Also featuring: Annabel Brett, George Garnett

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    HistoryUniversity of Paris alumniScholastic philosophersPeople excommunicated by the Catholic Church14th-century writers in Latin14th-century Italian philosophers