Historic Building Mythbusting - James Wright gets medieval!

Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action and Adventure Podcast

Support us on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast⁠ Hailing from Staffordshire, James Wright has been involved with the world of archaeology for over twenty years. Both Archaeologist and conservation stonemason, James combined both disciplines as Archaeological and Historic Buildings Assistant at Nottinghamshire County Council between 2004-2010, where he ran the Castles of Nottinghamshire Project. James then moved on to work as a buildings archaeologist and historic stone specialist for the Museum of London Archaeology until the autumn of 2016. He has worked in several areas of the heritage sector but his principle interest is buildings archaeology and he has experience of working on properties from the eleventh to twentieth century. In 2020, James began writing the Mediaeval Mythbusting Blog which investigates and debunks commonly believed and repeated stories about ancient buildings. This project has subsequently been picked up as a book option – Historic Building Mythbusting – by The History Press and will be released on 6 June 2024.

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