About this episode

Saul David interviews Medieval historian Helen Carr about her career and notable works.

MHC founder Saul David talks to Medieval historian Helen Carr about her life and work, including her time as a researcher on BBC Radio 4’s ‘In Our Time’, and her two critically acclaimed and bestselling histories The Red Prince and Sceptred Isle .

People in this episode

Host: Saul David

Guest: Helen Carr

Topics covered

• Medieval history
• BBC Radio 4
• historical research
• biography
• book discussion

Keywords

• Helen Carr
• Saul David
• Medieval historian
• In Our Time
• The Red Prince
• Sceptred Isle

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: In Our Time, The Red Prince, Sceptred Isle

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