🎧 In the Medieval Garden
Archive of Dan Snow's History Hit 🎧 • 19m
Gardens and gardening are aspects of medieval life that rarely get much attention. But it was a period when those with a little more land created gardens for leisure and pleasure, a place in which to stroll or entertain friends.
In this edition of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis heads to Prebendal Manor in Northamptonshire, a unique house and garden steeped in history dating back to King Cnut. There Matt meets the Historic Gardener Michael Brown, to find out what medieval gardens looked like, what plants they grew and how were they tended without the benefits of modern tools.
The Senior Producer on this episode was Elena Guthrie. It was edited by Seyi Adaobi and produced by Rob Weinberg.
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