Download Voices of the Powerless: Castles and Cruelty: York, William the Conqueror and the Harrying of the North AudioBook Free
Melvyn Bragg comes after his long historical exploration of the Routes of British with 'Voices of the Powerless', the BBC Radio 4 series where he explores the lives of the normal working women and men of Britain at critical occasions across the last 1,000 years. Inside the decade following a conquest, the north of Great britain was one of the primary centers of rebellion. As a result, northerners experienced the retribution which William's men inflicted - the so-called 'harrying of the North', which began in 1069.While all concur that something dramatic did arise, homes were demolished, people were wiped out and young families were impoverished, the degree and amount of destruction are not clear. This event was first broadcast in 2002.Direction: due to the archive aspect of the recording the reasonable quality can vary greatly.
