History City traces the story of York - possibly the second most important place in England - from the end of the last Ice Age to the present day.

Episode 14: Henry VII comes to town

In this episode, we hear how the City of York - having publicly backed King Richard III prior to the Battle of Bosworth – has to face up to being on the losing side.

The authorities grit their teeth for that awkward moment when the new King Henry VII pays a visit, but they find a cunning way around the embarrassment.

And they have to face a threat to the city walls – not from English rebels or warring Scots – but from pigs.

Thanks to our guests, Doctor Eliza Hartrich, lecturer in Late Medieval History at the University of York and to archaeologist Barry Crump, also at the University of York.

Thanks also to Andrew Isherwood for voicing the quote from the City House Book – York Council’s minutes-record from 1485 – about the city fathers’ sadness at the Death of King Richard III.

The Spirit of York is Alison Willis.

You can learn more about the period from History Hit’s Gone Medieval podcasts, https://podfollow.com/gone-medieval/view from the origins of the Tudors, to Richard III.

The BBC’s In Our Time also has a podcast on the Wars of The Roses https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00546sp

And there's always wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VII_of_England

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert_Simnel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perkin_Warbeck

This episode of History City was made with the help of the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past at the University of York. So my thanks to Dr Victoria Hoyle and to researcher Katie Vernon. We’re also grateful for the assistance of Brittany Scowcroft at the University of York’s Centre for Medieval Studies.

The episode was recorded and produced by Guy Morgan of Soundstagenorth.

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