2025-07-29
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The death of Edward I in 1307 marked the beginning of a period of intense turmoil and change in England.
The 14th century ushered in the beginning of the bloody Hundred Years' War in France,
an epic conflict with Scotland that would last into the 16th century,
famine in Northern Europe and the Black Death.
It was a period of great social, political and cultural upheaval.
And today we'll be hearing from Helen Carr, the medieval historian and writer.
She sat down with host Mithili Rao to discuss how this century shaped England as we know it today.
Let's join Mithili now with more.
Welcome to Intelligent Squared.
I'm Mithili Rao.
The death of Edward I in 1307 marked the beginning of a period of intense turmoil and change in England.
The 14th century ushered in the start of the bloody Hundred Years' War with France,
an epic conflict with Scotland that would last into the 16th century,
famine in Northern Europe, and the Black Death.
It was a period of great social, political, and cultural upheaval,
and today we'll be speaking with historian and writer Helen Carr about how this century shaped England
as we know it today.
Welcome to Intelligence Squared, Helen.