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Early Medieval Crowds with Shane Bobrycki
One of the more popular clichéd images of the medieval world is an angry mob with torches and pitchforks, ready to cause wanton destruction. And while there were rebellions on occasion, the truth is much more complex. This week, Danièle speaks with Shane Bobrycki about how the nature of crowds – and how people spoke about them – changed, and how crowds, themselves, point to the uniqueness of the Early Middle Ages. This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval history, please visit...
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Hi everyone, and welcome to Episode 355 of the Medieval Podcast. I'm your host, Danielle Cebulski. One of the more popular, cliched images of the medieval world is an angry mob with torches and pitchforks ready to cause wanton destruction. And while there were rebellions on occasion,
the truth is, as always, much more complex. Attitudes towards crowds can tell us quite a lot, not only about what people value, but also about the way a society itself works. This week I spoke with Dr. Shane Bobricki about early medieval crowds. Shane is assistant professor of history at the University of Iowa and the author of a range of articles
on rebellious behavior and words. His new book is The Crowd in the Early Middle Ages. Our conversation on how the nature of crowds and how people spoke about them changed and how crowds themselves point to the uniqueness of the early middle ages is coming up right
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