- 166
- Episodes
- 28
- Transcribed
- 74
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 19M
- YouTube views
About HistoryExtra Long Reads
Take a deep dive into the past as we bring you the very best of HistoryExtra magazine, Britain’s bestselling history magazine. With a new episode released every Monday, enjoy fascinating and enlightening articles from leading historical experts, covering a broad sweep of the centuries – from the scandals of Georgian society to the horrors of the First World War, revolutions, rebellions, and more.
- Publisher
- History Extra
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Jul 2023
- Latest episode
- 20 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
28 of 166 episodes have a transcript.
20 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
A beginner’s guide to medieval farming
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A beginner’s guide to medieval farming
Published 20 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Every young person at the meal table will hear conversations about such matters as paying the rent, attending the Lord's Court, and meeting with the other villagers to discuss the running of the fields. After about ten years, you will be ready to run your own holding, and with any luck, you'll soon be skilled enough to pass on your own training to the next generation. It's all very well fine-tuning your farming skills, but you'll need somewhere to practice them. You would no doubt prefer to own your own land, that is, as a freeholder, but a great deal of land is rented from the Lords of Manners under some restrictions. […]
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- YouTube views
- 19,372,287
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 56 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 18 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 79
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 98
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