Medieval Ludlow

Gone Medieval

History Hit

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4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Founded in the late 11th century after the Norman conquest of England, the town of Ludlow is critical to Medieval history. From an impressive castle built to defend the borders of England against the Welsh, to a fortified town brimming with industry and commerce, to an archaeological gold mine, it offers incredible insight into the lives of people in Medieval England. In this episode, Matt speaks to the Resident Archaeologist at Ludlow Castle, Leon Bracelin, about his favourite finds. They delve into the fine details of the lives of former residents of Ludlow for a remarkably close look at Medieval England.

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1:21.6	Welcome to this episode of Gone Medieval from History Hit. I'm Matt Lewis and anyone familiar
1:40.8	with my social media or my writing will know that Ludlow is a fabulous town near the Welsh
1:46.3	borders and is a place that I absolutely love. It's steeped in medieval history with links
1:52.6	to some of the people that I write about the most, the House of York, Richard Duke of York,
1:56.8	Edward IV, Richard III. The town has a beautiful castle and church and is a great place to
2:02.8	stroll around on market days. So, this episode is something of indulgence for me for which I hope
2:08.8	you'll forgive me. I'm delighted to be joined by Leon Braslin, who is the resident archaeologist
2:14.0	at Ludlow Castle to talk about some of his work and some of his finds there. Thank you for
2:18.6	joining us, Leon. Thank you. Thanks, Matt. A real pleasure to be on the programme. Well, I'm 100%
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