Posts by Sean Cunningham AudioMedieval treason and magicThursday 15 June 2017In this podcast, two of our records specialists tell us about treason and necromancy in The National...VideoWebinar: Henry VIII – Dynasty and power in Tudor EnglandTuesday 8 November 2016This webinar was delivered on 22 September 2016 by Dr Sean Cunningham. Sean is...AudioThe Battle of FloddenFriday 25 October 2013500 years ago, English and Scottish armies fought a massive battle near Flodden on...AudioEngland and Scotland at War, 1296-1513: sources at The National ArchivesMonday 23 July 2012At a time when the position of Scotland in the Union is the subject...AudioHenry VIII: Dynasty and power in Tudor EnglandFriday 17 February 2012Henry VIII is one of the best-known monarchs in history. By the time Henry...AudioDependence, intolerance and expulsion: the story of the Jews in England, 1066-1290Wednesday 19 May 2010William the Conqueror invited Jews into England from Normandy around 1070, but the Jewish...AudioLocality, land and livelihood: sources for early local historyFriday 20 March 2009An introduction to medieval and early modern sources relating to English and Welsh local...AudioClosing the last day: death, memory and landholding in the Inquisitions Post-Mortem, 1216 – 1660Thursday 17 January 2008Sean Cunningham tells us how the Inquisitions Post-Mortem (IPMs) or inquests taken after the...AudioThe road to Jamestown – part 2Thursday 13 December 2007The second part of Sean Cunningham’s talk about how and why English sailors and...AudioThe road to Jamestown – part 1Thursday 6 December 2007Sean Cunningham talks about how and why English sailors and the English Crown turned their...AudioHenry VIII: dynasty and power in Tudor EnglandFriday 27 April 2007Sean Cunningham introduces the documents of Henry VIII’s reign, through the story of his...Audio‘In deadly hate?’ Richard III and the War of the RosesThursday 12 April 2007The conflict for the crown in the 15th century has created many of English... 1 2 »