🎧 Medieval Pubs
🎧 Gone Medieval • 35m
For centuries, the pub has played a central role in our lives and communities. Throughout Britain, there are many pubs saying that they are the oldest - some of them even claim to have Medieval origins.
In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Cat Jarman welcomes back award-winning buildings archaeologist Dr. James Wright to explore how long we have we actually had pubs and which of them can truly claim to be the oldest.
The Senior Producer on this episode was Elena Guthrie. It was edited and produced by Rob Weinberg.
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