King Stephen | A Slice of Medieval #91

About this episode

The episode discusses the success of King Stephen with insights from historian Sharon Bennett Connolly and historical author Derek Birks.

Historian, Sharon Bennett Connolly and historical author, Derek Birks consider the question: how successful was King Stephen? Music by Adriel Fair licensed from Epidemic Sound

People in this episode

Host: Sharon Bennett Connolly

Guest: Derek Birks

Topics covered

• King Stephen
• medieval history
• historical analysis
• success of rulers
• society
• culture

Keywords

• King Stephen
• medieval
• history
• success
• Sharon Bennett Connolly
• Derek Birks
• historical analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: King Stephen

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