The Local Mythstorian Podcast

The Local Crusader - Ranulf de Blondeville and the Saracens of Biddulph Moor (Live Special)

January 23, 2024 Eli Lewis-Lycett Season 2 Episode 6
The Local Mythstorian Podcast
The Local Crusader - Ranulf de Blondeville and the Saracens of Biddulph Moor (Live Special)
Show Notes

There are few more curious associations in local legend than that of Saracen prisoners being settled on the land that is now known as the Staffordshire Moorlands village of Biddulph Moor. Travelling back to the thirteenth century to discover the untold story behind the legend, we reach a place where the adventures of the crusades meet with the dark realities of the medieval slave trade under the patronage of one of the most powerful figures in all of local history.

Recorded live at the Victoria Centre, Biddulph on January 15th 2024.

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