# RHLSTP Book Club 147 - Helen Carr

An episode of [Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/520831548), 18 Jul 2025, 43 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/rhlstp/e/6870fe49610560d3ef43ed7f/media.mp3

RHLSTP Book Club #147 - Sceptred Isle - Richard talks to brilliant historian Helen Carr about her history of the Fourteenth Century, Sceptred Isle. They chat about being the great-granddaughter of a EH Carr (come on, you know who he is), the incredible violence of the 1300s and how that juxtaposes with notions of romance and chivalry, whether Richard II was a narcissist or even worse comparable to one of the nation’s favourite entertainers, how the Black Death brought misery and opportunity, whether rumours about Piers Gaveston and red hot pokers have any truth to them, did the 100 years war have to be quite that long and how seriously was anyone taking it, severed penises thrown on to fires and much more. Buy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/sceptred-isle-a-revolutionary-history-of-the-fourteenth-century-helen-carr/7738985 SUPPORT THE SHOW! Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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