The Rise & Fall of England's Richest Dynasty

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 19 February 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Throughout Medieval history, figures like Joan of Arc, Henry VIII, and William the Conqueror are commonly forefront when many think of the middle ages. However, some important figures and families are a mystery, and The Warenne Earls of Surrey are no exception. In this episode, Matt is joined by historian and author Sharon Bennett Connolly to focus on one of the richest dynasties in the world to date. From their extensive family tree, wealthy origins, and abrupt end, we explore the history of this influential family.

Defenders of the Norman Crown: Rise and Fall of the Warenne Earls of Surrey, book by Sharon Bennett Connolly

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0:30.0	book. Welcome to this episode of Gone Medieval from History Hit. I'm Matt Lewis.
0:39.7	Some names are etched into our minds when we think about the medieval period. Others for reasons
0:45.7	that can be quite difficult to work out seem to have slipped from the top table and been forgotten
0:51.0	in the bustle of the feast below. The War End family is an example of just where that has happened
0:56.6	at the absolute core of what was going on in post-conquest English politics. For generations,
1:03.2	they just aren't an instantly recognisable name as they perhaps should be. So I'm delighted to be
1:08.5	joined today by Sharon Bennett Connelly who is going to talk to us about her book on the War End
1:12.8	Earls of Surrey and hopefully clear up the mystery of why we don't know enough about the war ends.
1:18.0	Thank you very much for joining us Sharon. Thank you, Matthew. It's marvellous to have you here.
1:23.0	So why were you attracted to the War End story? What was it about their family that made you want
1:28.2	to write about them? It's sort of been growing and growing through the years because I grew up
1:33.1	near Conniss Prokassel which is in South Yorkshire. It's a gorgeous Norman keep and the only thing that
1:40.3	I knew about it when I was a kid was the Walter Scott was driving by and decided that Ivan
1:45.7	House dad would live there because it would look like a great Saxon stronghold which is hilarious
1:50.7	soon as it's Norman and then after university I actually volunteered there giving guided to us
1:56.8	by that time they were talking about Walter Scott and Ivan House and the fact that William the
2:02.4	Conqueror's daughter was married to the first Earl of Warren who owned the castle and that Henry
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