Edward III: The Little Lion

Gone Medieval

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4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Eleanor Janega and Matt Lewis bring our series on the Plantagenets to its climax with a look at one of England's most influential monarchs. We pick up the story where we left off in the last episode with Roger Mortimer influencing the boy King Edward III, along with his mother Queen Isabella. But there's so much more to discover about Edward III, who became a pivotal figure in shaping medieval England.

Matt talks to Dr. Christopher Briggs and Dr. Andrew Spencer from Cambridge University, drawing upon their course which offers unique insights into the politics, economy, and society of Edward III's reign. Then Eleanor and Matt round up the series with their reflections on "the original dysfunctional family," known for "bad tempers, spoilt brats, greed, lusty men and the odd bout of genius."

Gone Medieval is presented by Dr.Eleanor Janega and Matt Lewis. Edited and produced by Rob Weinberg and Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

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0:02.6	And I'm Dr. Eleanor Yonaga.
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1:23.2	Hello, I'm Dr. Eleanorianaga, and welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit, the podcast that
1:29.1	delves into the greatest millennium in human history. We uncover the greatest mysteries,
1:35.4	the gobsmacking details, and the latest groundbreaking research from the Vikings to the Normans,
1:41.7	from kings to popes, to the Crusades. We delve into the rebellions,
1:47.6	plots, and murders that tell us who weagenets. Its members were characterized by bad tempers, spoiled brats, greed, lusty men, and the odd bout of genius.
2:23.3	We've been inspired by the Royal Shakespeare Company's new staging of Christopher Marlowe's play, Edward II.
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