House of Revels - Theatre Through the Ages is a podcast all about the history of British theatre from year nought to year now. Each episode we explore a different theatre style, how it originated, its defining features and legacy. We score the theatre style in four categories, before deciding whether it belongs in the House of Revels, the great and noble hall where only the best of British theatre lives.
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House of Revels - Theatre Through the Ages is a podcast all about the history of British theatre from year nought to year now. Each episode we explore a different theatre style, how it originated, its defining features and legacy. We score the theatre style in four categories, before deciding whether it belongs in the House of Revels, the great and noble hall where only the best of British theatre lives.
8. Lais of Courtly Love; Chivalric romance for Eleanor of Aquitaine
House of Revels
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8. Lais of Courtly Love; Chivalric romance for Eleanor of Aquitaine
TW// Sexual Assault This episode of House of Revels contains references to sexual assault, in the Ripple Or Riot section (at 49.30 minutes to 50.30 minutes). Virtuous, ennobling, true, devout… when did these ideas about love start? 900 years ago it turns out! There was a great flourishing of philosophy, thought, culture and art in the 12th century. Europe grew warmer, knights crusaded and Britain was part of a Plantagenet Empire that stretched from the Scottish Border to the Pyrenees, ruled from 1154 by arguably our most scholarly, and dramatic, King and Queen: Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Together they oversaw the reinvention of British Myth, the adaptation of old British Folklore and the transformation of the idea of love. All through stories. We discuss the origins of courtly love, the influence of the Islamic golden age, and how this new style of romance permeated society and culture. We focus on the troubaritz Marie of France and her lai Eliduc. A new genre, a new wave of thought and a final question- will this new style enter the House of Revels? Do you have a nugget of info you’d like to share? Do you disagree with our decision? Join the revelry! We are on Instagram: @house_of_revels, or youtube, twitter and facebook as @houseofrevels, or drop us an email at houseofrevelspodcast@gmail.com
House of Revels
House of Revels - Theatre Through the Ages is a podcast all about the history of British theatre from year nought to year now. Each episode we explore a different theatre style, how it originated, its defining features and legacy. We score the theatre style in four categories, before deciding whether it belongs in the House of Revels, the great and noble hall where only the best of British theatre lives.
