History City traces the story of York - possibly the second most important place in England - from the end of the last Ice Age to the present day.

Episode 8: The Harrying of the North – York becomes a battleground

Guests in this episode are Professor Sarah Rees Jones and Aleksandra McClain, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Archaeology at the University of York.

Symeon of Durham’s words were read by Andrew Isherwood,

and those of Orderic Vitalis were voiced by David Newell.

The Spirit of York is embodied by Alison Willis.

Sarah Rees Jones’ book York The Making of a City 1068-1350 is published by Oxford University Press

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/york-9780198201946?cc=gb&lang=en&

Another internet rabbit hole to go down is the In Our Time Podcast

The Norman Yoke: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009q7zm

This episode of History City was made with the help of the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past at the University of York. So thanks to IPUP's Director, Dr Victoria Hoyle and to researcher George Young.

The show was recorded and produced by Guy Morgan of Soundstagenorth.

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