The Land Rovers Podcast

Episode 50THE LAND ROVERS PODCASTBlood FieldsJust outside the village of Debenham the undulating slopes of Suffolk hide a potentially bloody secret. Around here sits the Blood Landscape - a whole host of ancient plots hinting at something terrible and gruesome: Little Blood Field, Great Blood Field, Blood Hall, Blood Hall Way, Blood Wood, all circling Blood Hill, which stands guard at the top of the valley.Locals tell the story of a ferocious battle being fought here in 869 between King Edmund's Anglo-Saxon forces and the great Viking Heathen Army of Ivar the Boneless. It could even be the mythical Haegilisdun, the lost site of Edmund's death and miraculous, Saintly recovery.Fanciful, isn't it? Except that in the 1800's ancient weapons, bones and iron fittings were ploughed up and the assumption was that it was this discovery that gave the landscape its bloody name. So, naturally, we were giddy at the prospect of recording our 50th episode here, telling this story, and exploring whether any further clues lie under the clay......and that was BEFORE we discovered a whole load of new mind-boggling clues about the age of this landscape.We weren't about to solve one of history's greatest mysteries, were we...?If you enjoy this episode, you might like to check out these as well:Episode 39. King Rædwald's River. Where we explore the river Deben, home to the great Anglo-Saxon treasures of Sutton Hoo.https://open.spotify.com/episode/58HvSavPcdSXkWSkth9s4V?si=siKDF6ncR-OBFYniys3E5whttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/king-r%C3%A6dwald-s-river/id1794754013?i=1000778644546Episode 40. A Pilgrim's Treasure.Where we unearth one of the most incredible medieval artefacts we've ever seen.https://open.spotify.com/episode/2J7a3cRG9LH07hsBx1tlfC?si=yIx4dxIBRyOgxqJ7foSQDAhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-pilgrims-treasure/id1794754013?i=1000779813903Please leave 5 star reviews and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!For images and videos of everything we discuss and discover, head to our instagram:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandroverspodcastAnd find links to us on all the podcast platforms by visiting our website:https://shows.acast.com/the-land-rovers-a-history-hunting-podcast

Episode 49THE LAND ROVERS PODCASTGold on the MoatSuffolk is dotted with Medieval moated sites - echos of a building boom in the 13th and 14th centuries that has left the ghosts of these structures in the landscape. We've got one in a field we keep being drawn back to that we've never fully explored, but today's the day! And, boy, are we pleased we finally got round to it.Well, one of us is. There's gold, silver and bronze under the clay for one of us. And for the other?A terrible ancient curse caused by pulling an old fork out of a tree trunk.Don't believe us? Just listen...Here are the links to the other episodes we mention in this one. Check them out:Episode 45. Medieval Purse Spillhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/2qdLz9HptPnBQ9h8hgvviq?si=apxU4BTeSeu2etjG-7owkQEpisode 31. Iron Age Goldhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6vNc8OO5aFLill5NdUCw7I?si=2FtA39JdRRy5S1CA_gtcyASubscribe wherever you get your podcasts - our 50th episode is coming up and you won’t want to miss it! For images and videos of everything we discuss and discover, head to our instagram:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandroverspodcastAnd find links to us on all the podcast platforms by visiting our website:https://shows.acast.com/the-land-rovers-a-history-hunting-podcast

Episode 48THE LAND ROVERS PODCASTThe Vanished VillageWe’re back out in glorious early autumn Suffolk, sun a little lower in the sky, the clay furrowed and inviting.We’re out exploring a really bonkers landscape this episode - and it starts with a one-of-a-kind church missing its village. So where was the original medieval village of Crowfield?The clues lie in the huge abandoned medieval moated manor just behind the church, and hopefully under those earthy furrows too…Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - our 50th episode is coming up and you won’t want to miss it! For images and videos of everything we discuss and discover, head to our instagram:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandroverspodcastAnd find links to us on all the podcast platforms by visiting our website:https://shows.acast.com/the-land-rovers-a-history-hunting-podcast

Episode 47THE LAND ROVERS PODCASTStorm Severus - EXTRA!Hi Everyone! We still haven't managed to get out together, hit the fields, and uncover new lost stories. Paul, like a Medieval peasant, is still struggling with plague (Covid), and George has been in Devon fossil hunting... BUT, again, we don't want to leave you empty handed so we've given episode 2 the same treatment as last week.And we've picked this one because it was already a cracker of an episode, and then, when we went back to the recordings, we realised that we'd left so much out! So here is a revamped Storm Severus for you, featuring one of the most incredible Roman coins we've ever seen...And it made us think - if you're new around here, then first up - Welcome!All our previous episodes stand alone, please do go digging in our back catalogue and listen to some of them, there's some amazing stories, landscapes and history beneath our feet. To start with try:Episode 18. Medieval Madness where we uncover a lost medieval market, unearth two gorgeous silver coins and prove the site dates back even further when we discover a Roman brooch.orEpisode 8. The Horlicks Hoard. A dried up pond and a lost Victorian lunchbox and toolkit make this one of our most memorable episodes.Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! For images and videos of everything we discuss and discover, head to our instagram:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandroverspodcastAnd find links to us on all the podcast platforms by visiting our website:https://shows.acast.com/the-land-rovers-a-history-hunting-podcast

Episode 46THE LAND ROVERS PODCASTThe Helmingham Hoard - EXTRAHi everyone. All the recent talk of plagues has brought one down on our own heads - Paul caught COVID and we haven't been able to hit the fields. But don't fear - we've done something we have been meaning to do for a while and re-cut our very first episode.BUT this isn't just a re-edit and sound improvement job - we've added a load of extra content you haven't heard before! So, almost 7 years to the day that George found the Helmingham Hoard, and almost 2 years to the day that we found that gorgeous Iron Age gold stater while recording this very first episode, we hope you enjoy this new and improved version of the story.Now with added Gold! And added Alice! Added history, and windy fields! We'll be back soon when the plague has passed... Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! For images and videos of everything we discuss and discover, head to our instagram:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandroverspodcastAnd find links to us on all the podcast platforms by visiting our website:https://shows.acast.com/the-land-rovers-a-history-hunting-podcast

Episode 45THE LAND ROVERS PODCASTMedieval Purse SpillArmed with two contrasting but incredible sources - Julius Caesar's account of his invasions of Britain and a recent archaeological report about a modern housing estate - the boys hit some new land right next to the site of a once flourishing Iron Age settlement.But, as ever, the story the landscape has has to tell takes them in a completely different direction - out of the smoke filled Romano-British roundhouses and firmly into the 1300's.And it does so in the most spectacular way possible with one of the most incredible moments on the pod so far...Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! For images and videos of everything we discuss and discover, head to our instagram:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandroverspodcastAnd find links to us on all the podcast platforms by visiting our website:https://shows.acast.com/the-land-rovers-a-history-hunting-podcast

Episode 43.THE LAND ROVERS PODCASTThe Roman RiverWhen the boys get invited to walk the newly ploughed land at the mighty Roman fort Combretovium, they jump at the chance. It is George’s birthday after all, this is something he’s wished for, and what they discover littering the landscape is incredible.But it doesn’t stop there - the old Roman road crosses the river at the end of the fields - so they finish the day waders on and waist deep in ancient waters…Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! For images and videos of everything we discuss and discover, head to our instagram:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandroverspodcastAnd find links to us on all the podcast platforms by visiting our website:https://shows.acast.com/the-land-rovers-a-history-hunting-podcast

Episode 42.THE LAND ROVERS PODCASTGeorgian SecretsWith Suffolk full of golden stubble, the boys head back to the site of a Medieval market which has already revealed stunning glimpses of its long and bustling past. They unearthed weights, buckles, coins and even Roman brooches the last time they were here (episode 18), so what's waiting under the clay this time?One discovery they don't have to go digging for - a local eccentric antiquarian’s diaries, dusted off and brought along, offering tantalising new clues about the land, from strange finds and forgotten folklore to tales of peculiar Georgian remedies…Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! For images and videos of everything we discuss and discover, head to our instagram:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandroverspodcastAnd find links to us on all the podcast platforms by visiting our website:https://shows.acast.com/the-land-rovers-a-history-hunting-podcast