Episode 74: Head Cities and Home Towns

This podcast discusses the growth of towns and cities in England after the Norman Conquest, the evolution of the word 'kai' and its connection to the emergence of London as the capital, the aftermath of William's death and the succession crisis in Normandy, the pronunciation of plurals in English, the relationship between villages and manner courts, agricultural expansion and the linguistic history of 'Champagne,' and the origins and evolution of towns and cities in Middle English.