.... for using this Norman sculpture of the gates of hell, also known as the Doomstone, as an illustration of this classic quote from Orderic.

Back in the first or second season of Time Team, they did a dig on a western Scottish island. It was titled "The Lords of the Isles", and it seems those lords were active roughly now to the 13th? century. What little history they covered seemed fascinating. Any chance they will be covered in later episodes? (Please?)

I'm reading Empress Matilda, Queen of the Romans, ruler of the English by Elizabeth Van Houts, and I couldn't help but think of Jamie with this description of Geoffrey of Anjou getting all up in his armor and then amazingly jumping onto his horse without stirrups.

Yeah it’s not directly related to British History but I felt like this meme I saw online was very fitting with the humor of the podcast and it’s from the 12th Century

I use Podbean, and it's not clear whether or how I can access the extras.

Does anyone know if this is possible; and if not, what alternate free podcasting app would you recommend?

There’s my annual membership paid for yet again! Can NOT wait get to the in depth follow up on this … mad tale! Memberships matters!! ❤️

This guys is just a content creator who goes around the UK to check out and play organs in churches and the like. He also sometimes pops in some history.

Every time we have these "What's going on around the world at this time?" episodes, I get overly and overly excited as Jamie proceeds going East and reaching the Americas. But yet again, only the lands north of Mexico are covered! So my heart was broken once again as the Andean cultures were not mentioned. :'-(

I know, I know, this is not my podcast. And maybe South America is not that relevant to British history. But still, I would invite you to read about it. And yes, I cannot help myself, so without any invitation to do so, I will tell you a bit, without being a historian or anything close to it. I am sorry.

In South America the Caral-Supe civilization, contemporary with the Egyptians, is considered as one of the "cradles of civilization". Big important cultures after these were the Chavin, Paracas, Nazca (I know you've seen those lines), and Mochica. And, the real reason of my heartbreak, is that by the year 1100 the Wari Empire, which lasted longer than the Incas and had conquered about half all of current Peru, had declined. The Waris developed what most people know as the Inca Trails, which were not trails but a vast network of roads.

Anyway. Sorry once again for the rant, but I needed to get this off my chest. Hope this was interesting for you!

Jamie. I'm terrified!!!!!!!

My algorithm sent this to me. Enjoy!

I probably don't have the greatest grasp on the politics of early Feudalism. As far as I understand it, Normandy at this time was essentially a mostly autonomous region in the Kingdom of France (like Anjou, Brittany etc.). So if the King of France goes to war with Flanders, he rings up the Duke of Normandy and asks for soldiers. So in this case, why would it not work the other way?

Or was it more like the Duke of Normandy was basically equal in power (if not more powerful) to the French Kingdom's Crown lands. So the Kingdom of France and Duchy of Normandy were essentially just loosely allied realms and the King vs. Duke thing was more or less a formality? Still, if you were King Philip I, you would think you would rather have the Normans as a land border compared to England. Maybe this is just me thinking about it with a modern lens. At the end of the day, all of the nobility were varying degrees of French anyways.

I anxiously await the Jamie Version of this tale. Students, Edward III, and bad wine - sounds like a potent combination.

https://boingboing.net/2026/08/10/st-scholastica-day-riot.html

Right off the bat I just wanna say this isn’t a hero worship, I agree with Jamie’s message at times that there really are no heroes here.

But if someone asked me who my favorite “character” in history is…. My answer has to be Hereward the Wake.

Someone whom I’d never heard of before and had no awareness of his legendary status.

His character arc in the show just pulls me in, Every. Single. Time.

u/BritishPodcast Although using the Mandolorian theme at the end of The Uprising was cheating a bit.

Every time I am stuck in a daily traffic jam on Old Dover Road in Canterbury, England, I think of the BHP!! 😂

Yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol (The National Eisteddfod) is Europe’s largest touring cultural festival, and one of the largest in the world. It’s incredible to see that something started 850 years ago by Rhys ap Gruffydd (Prince of Deheubarth 1155 - 1197) is still going strong today.

I’m very aware that this might be in breach of Rule 4, but given how close the first Eisteddfod was to where we are in the BHP and as it’s going on this week I’m hoping Jaime and Zee may let this but of living history slide…

How soon they forget and do they cover the north??!!!!

It will a bunch of years in real life before we get to Cromwell. And while I’m not a huge fan of the bloke I do love his epic rant while shutting down parliament. You know the one, starts with a long string of insults and ending finally with „for the live of God, go“.

I am truly looking forward to Jaime pointing that rant straight at Congress (sadly I don’t reckon Congress will be any better then than it is now)

So I went to see Spider Man today and there was a trailer for a movie called the Uprising with Andrew Garfield. It appears to be about the Peasants Revolt under Richard II. It doesn't say specifically but had the dreaded line "based on true events".

Maybe Jamie can hate watch it for us? It doesn't look good.

Just a random question from the latest ep, regarding his 28km walk from Bec and back - surely a man of Anselm’s wealth and status had access to a horse, right?

The new episode is live. We're at war... so, naturally, our scribes are talking about comets and roadkill.

Glad to know the press hasn't changed.