Episode 112: Northern Messenger

This podcast explores Edward I's failed plans to conquer Scotland and the rebellion that ensued, the Scottish uprising led by William Wallace and the Battle of Falkirk, the development of Scots as the official language of the Scottish government, the origins and characteristics of the Cursor Mundi poem in Northern England, the components and historical significance of scythes, the influence of Norse words on the Northern English dialect, and the variations between Northern and Southern English dialects.