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If I'd have known that losing your job would get us more content - I'd have defamed you to your employer long ago !
Usually in life we do what we get paid for and not what we love. If you can combine the two with this then I'd be delighted for you.
Now hurry up and get it started. There's some money burning a hole in my pocket :)
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I boobed every one. If you did the survey, and there was no option to add your email - please email me at davidcrowther1@btinternet.com, and I'll enter you into the prize draw. Well spotted Robin. Classic marketing mess up by me. It may be oversharing, but I lost my job recently. Now as it hap...
Let no one deter your from your destiny Sir David. We shall follow faithfully. Smart arses and all :)
Anglo Saxon England Podcast
The Anglo Saxon England Podcast I have to say there's been a mixed response so far, to be brutal. A few folks have poured their despair over me that I should go back to the dear old Anglo Saxons just as we were about to embark on the Wars of the Roses. Well look, fear not, seriously. I will not...
David is back ! We're gonna LIVE !! Nice episode David. Its so nice that you're back !!
142 Greatest Man - or Monster?
Henry Vth is a man who has a reasonable claim to be the greatest of English kings. But what did contemporaries think of him? Successful he was no doubt - but in his rigid piety and ruthlessness was he also a monster? 142 Greatest Man - or Monster We have arrived at one of the most famous ru...
I'm inclined to feel the same. In the abstract - I'd love to know more about how local civilization developed and how the society was organized in pre roman times. But because there is almost no primary source written material - there are no characters to hold on to and thus no real way to bring the various threads together. So the story becomes very impersonal without a cohesive narrative.
As for the period of Roman domination - it simply doesn't feel very British. It feels like there was an oasis of imposed roman culture - surrounded by multiple resentful local tribal societies. But there isn't a massive amount of good information describing the relationship between them. This despite the fact that there was clearly plenty of trading going on. Hadrian's wall apparently had quite a bit to do with the collection of taxes/fees for trading with the "roman" population as well as simply keeping the hostiles out. And since I bitched in the past about people not using citations to back up their assertions - here's mine, though this is fairly widespread info :) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2931730.stm
141b The Romans in Britain Pt 1 by Richard Norton
For some reason, don't know why, my interest in English and British history starts with the Anglo Saxons. Not before. Don't ask me why - no idea. I love Ancient Greece, Rome etc etc - but no interest in the British stuff. Sorry. Fortunately, Richard Norton does! yay! so here we are, part 1 of ...
Not wild about David Fords writing, construction or content. It felt like a poorly thought out opinion piece,full of broad assertions and no sourcing.
I'm aware that citing sources can sometimes break the flow of podcast but really - its not that difficult to weave some of them in.
I would actually have balked at reading the script for fear that anyone thought I endorsed it.
141a An Alternative View of Heresy by David Ford
This is a personal view by David Ford (though spoken by me), prompted by the episode on Heresy. David talks about some of the impacts the church had in the medieval world, why heresy arose, and some of the myths that appeared over the church's response. 141a An Alternative View of Heresy by D...
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Dec 29, 2014
GREATLY relieved that its read by you !! Its just not the same at all when you have guests come in.
Now enough of this holiday nonsense. Cant you just continue to sacrifice your personal life to keep us entertained?
We miss you terribly !!
141a An Alternative View of Heresy by David Ford
This is a personal view by David Ford (though spoken by me), prompted by the episode on Heresy. David talks about some of the impacts the church had in the medieval world, why heresy arose, and some of the myths that appeared over the church's response. 141a An Alternative View of Heresy by D...
Feel better Mike. Flirt with the nurses and make them laugh . You'll find yourself getting a little more of everything you need . And don't forget to work this pain and trauma into a damn good care package . Your family should understand that only an iPad2 will help you past the wrenching experience of having your appendix torn away :)
Well that was unexpected...
So the History of Rome went to the ER on Friday complaining of abdominal pain and we wound up having our appendix removed about six hours later*. I'm doing fine and am resting comfortably, but unfortunately that means this week's episode has been cancelled. Shouldn't have any trouble getting bac...
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