Gone Medieval· Folge 516

The Bishop who Took Down Richard II

Freitag, 10. April 2026 · 50 min

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<p>What makes an Archbishop one of the most hated figures in British history? And does Thomas Arundel truly deserve to be branded the greatest villain of 15th-century Britain?</p><p>Matt Lewis and Professor Chris Given-Wilson explore the life, power, and legacy of a man whose influence reached deep into the politics, religion, and royal struggles of late medieval England, and ask whether he was truly a villain or a far more complex figure than history has remembered.</p><br><p><strong>MORE:</strong></p><p><strong>Richard II vs. Henry IV</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/richard-ii-vs-he…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/6FwoVILnFD15Q5S7Qm3Wh…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Plantagenets at War: A Fight for the Throne</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/plantagenets-at-…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/3gL59jsgt82wzjnWdeQ7i…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. Audio editor is Amy Haddow, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong&…;

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