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ROYSCast
by Jonny Farley and Sam Wright
Official podcast of the Ridings of Yorkshire Society hosted by Jonny Farley and Sam Wright. Each episode invites researchers, professionals, academics and amateurs across a breadth of disciplines to discuss their work on an aspect of Yorkshire heritage. The Ridings of Yorkshire Society was established in 2021 by a group of PhD candidates who hoped to provide a platform for people researching Yorkshire heritage to be able to share it with others in the field as well as the public. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Ep 21 - Yorkshire and the Fifth Crusade with Dr Iain Dyson
On this episode Jonny and Adam are once again joined by Dr Iain Dyson, a first returning guest, who goes further into the history of Yorkshire's involvement in the Crusades, picking up where he left off on his first episode (S1:E7) covering the Third Crusade by delving into the Fifth Crusade. If...
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Ep 20 - Little Kingdoms and Vikings with author Alex Harvey
On this episode, Jonny and Adam are joined by Alex Harvey, author of Forgotten Vikings, who talks to them about his introduction and early fascination with the archaeology and history of the early medieval period. Alex talks about the process behind Forgotten Vikings, as well as the work that has...
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Ep 19 - The Book (and life) of Margery Kempe with Dr Marta Cobb
On this episode, Jonny is joined again by Adam and Guest Dr Marta Cobb, who talks to us about the enigmatic medieval author and mystic; Margery Kempe. Discussing her life, dramatic moments, and the history of the discovery, or rather recovery, of the text itself. Marta teaches at the University…
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Ep 18 - The Archaeology of Anchorite Cells with Dr Victoria Yuskaitis
On this episode of ROYSCast, Jonny and Adam are joined by Dr Victoria Yuskaitis who talks to them about her career and background in archaeology, and goes into detail on her prior and ongoing work looking into the archaeology of Anchorite Cells. Victoria has published and given a number of talks…
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Ep 17 Bradford and Cultural Memory with Hannah Parkes
On this episode Hannah Parkes, a third year PhD student at Leeds University talks about her project working on the remembered history of Bradford in the 1970s and 80s. A local herself, Hannah tells Jonny and Adam about the history of the town, the work of her PhD, and the City of Culture year for...
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Ep 16 Scarborough and the First World War with David Pendleton
On this episode of ROYSCast, Mike Reeve is joined by David Pendleton, one of this year's keynote speakers at the ROYS Conference in Scarborough, to talk about the history of the town during the First World War. Discussion touches on David's history with the subject as well as a few of the key...
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Ep 15 the A63 and Castle Street Burial Ground with Osteoarchaeologist Dr Lauren McIntyre
In the first episode of a new season, Jonny is joined by new ROYS committee member, and former podcast guest, Dr Michael Reeve to speak to Oxford Archaeology's Dr Lauren McIntyre. Lauren speaks about the programme of osteological investigation carried out on the Castle St burial ground in Hull...
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Ep 14 - Our Heritage, Our Stories with Dr Stefan Ramsden
On this episode Jonny and Sam are joined by another previous ROYS presenter, Dr Stefan Ramsden. Stef talks to them about his career as a historian and in particular his current role within the Our Heritage, Our Stories project which is a joint collaboration between the Universities of Manchester...
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Ep 13 - The South Blockhouse of Henry VIII and Humber Field Archaeology
On this episode Jonny and Sam are joined by Peter Connelly, Archaeology Manager at Humber Field Archaeology (HFA), part of the Humber Archaeology Partnership. Discussion covers the history and purpose of developer-funded archaeology in Hull and the surrounding area as well as the excavations and...
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Ep 12 - Language and Dialect in Early Yorkshire History
On this episode Jonny and Sam are joined by Sophie Whittle a historical linguist based at the Digital Humanities Institute at Sheffield University and friend of ROYS. Sophie talks about her career and interest in historical linguistics before discussion focusses around the historical development,...
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Ep 11 - Tolkien in East Yorkshire
On this episode of the pod, Jonny and Sam are joined by Michael Flowers, a local independent Tolkien scholar. Discussion primarily focusses on the author's time in the county, in particular his time recovering at the Brooklands Officers Hospital and up at the Forest of Roos. We also talk about…
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Ep 10 - A Yorkshire Year with Catherine Warr
On another episode of ROYSCast Jonny and Sam are joined by content creator Catherine Warr. Catherine talks to us about her career, influences and process of producing her videos, including some of her favourite projects. Catherine also chats about her recently published book and the process of...
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Ep 9 - Yorkshire's Forgotten Industries with Filmmaker Joshua Daniels
On this episode of ROYSCast, Jonny and Sam are joined by Joshua Daniels, a heritage filmmaker based in South Yorkshire. Josh talks about his career as a filmmaker and where his interest in history comes from. Josh also discusses some of his recent and upcoming projects on the lesser-known...
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Ep 8 - Mary Taylor: Business Owner, Activist and Author with Jane Tolerton
On this episode of ROYSCast, Jonny and Sam are joined by Jane Tolerton to talk about the life, career and controversy of Yorkshire-born Mary Taylor alongside new information researched by Jane herself. Jane is a well established journalist, biographer and historian with a number of publications…
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Ep 7 - Yorkshire and the Third Crusade with Iain Dyson
On this episode, Jonny and Sam are joined by ROYS committee member and our resident medievalist Adam Cook to welcome Iain Dyson to the podcast. This episode focuses on Yorkshire during the Third Crusade, looking into how people prepared for crusade, why they went on Crusade, and what they did on...
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Ep 6 - Yorkshire Coastal Bombardment in the First World War with Dr Michael Reeve
On this episode Jonny and Sam are joined by Dr Michael Reeve, a friend of ROYS and current lecturer in Modern British History at the Open University. Michael talks with Jonny and Sam about his career within the subject and how it developed through his studies at university as well as touching on...
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Ep 5 - Maritime Historian and Author Dr Robb Robinson
On this episode Jonny and Sam are joined by Dr Robb Robinson to talk about his career and some of his ongoing projects such as the Lord Mayor's 100th Anniversary plaques, Market Weighton Canal Community project and his own maritime research of the Yorkshire Coast. There is still time to submit a...
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Ep 4 - ROYS'23 and Leeds City Museum "Overlooked" Exhibition
On this first episode of the new year, Jonny is instead joined by Lauren Theweneti of the ROYS Committee and Ellie Smith of Leeds City Museum to discuss both the upcoming ROYS Conference and the exhibition it is linked with called "Overlooked". the "Overlooked" exhibition is a project set out by...
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Ep 3 - Hull Citadel with Hull History Nerd
On this episode of the podcast Jonny and Sam welcome Jamie Topliss-Yates, otherwise known as the Hull History Nerd, who is a heritage filmmaker and local historian. Discussion includes his work on YouTube and his production process, what got him interested in history in the first place as well as...
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Ep 2- Hull Maritime Project with Director Gillian Osgerby
On this episode of ROYSCast Jonny and Sam speak to Gillian Osgerby, Project Director of Hull Maritime, an ongoing Heritage Lottery funded project focussing on restoring Hull's maritime heritage assets. Discussion touches on the Maritime Museum, Spurn Lightship, Arctic Corsair and North-End…
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Ep 1 - Freetown and Hull with Dr Nick Evans
On the first episode of ROYSCast, Jonny and Sam talk to Dr Nick Evans about a new collaborative exhibition hosted by the Hull Streetlife Museum looking at life in Sierra Leone in the 1940's and the present day. They also talk about the connections between Hull, Yorkshire and Sierra Leone in this...
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An Introduction to ROYSCast
Hosts Jonny Farley and Sam Wright introduce listeners to the podcast, including a brief history of the Ridings of Yorkshire Society and the podcast plans going forward. If you would like to get in touch or would be interested in appearing on the podcast, please email [email protected] Hosted on...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Official podcast of the Ridings of Yorkshire Society hosted by Jonny Farley and Sam Wright. Each episode invites researchers, professionals, academics and amateurs across a breadth of disciplines to discuss their work on an aspect of Yorkshire heritage.
The Ridings of Yorkshire Society was established in 2021 by a group of PhD candidates who hoped to provide a platform for people researching Yorkshire heritage to be able to share it with others in the field as well as the public.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Jonny Farley and Sam Wright
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Official podcast of the Ridings of Yorkshire Society hosted by Jonny Farley and Sam Wright. Each episode invites researchers, professionals, academics and amateurs across a breadth of disciplines to discuss their work on an aspect of Yorkshire heritage. The Ridings of Yorkshire Society was...
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