• The development of the poetry, the pagan elegy, medieval ballads and medieval narrative poem
    11 min
  • From Magna Charta to the Wars of the Roses
    Jan 19 2026
    From Magna Charta to the Wars of the Roses
    Spiazzi, M., Tavella, M., & Layton, M. (Anno di pubblicazione). Performer heritage. Vol. 1, From the origins to the Romantic Age. Zanichelli.
    Music by LAURENT BUCZEK from Pixabay

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    9 min
  • From William I the Conqueror to Richard I Lionheart (1087-1189)
    5 min
  • The Norman conquest
    5 min
  • The Anglo Saxons and the Vikings
    Jan 16 2026
    The Anglo Saxons and the Vikings
    Spiazzi, M., Tavella, M., & Layton, M. (Anno di pubblicazione). Performer heritage. Vol. 1, From the origins to the Romantic Age. Zanichelli.
    Music by Claude Houde from Pixabay
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    7 min
  • From the Celts to the Romans in Britain
    5 min
  • Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales
    Jan 21 2026
    Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales
    Spiazzi, M., Tavella, M., & Layton, M. (Anno di pubblicazione). Performer heritage. Vol. 1, From the origins to the Romantic Age. Zanichelli.
    The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
    The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance. The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873) “for popular perusal” and the language is mostly updated.

    You can listen to a selection of Tales here: https://www.digitalbook.io/audiobook/66a4cdd2ab49f039bd3a710932e45b2b/Canterbury%20Tales
    Music by Tunetank from Pixabay
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    15 min