Dublin 1303: The Business of War

In 1303 the Earl of Ulster, Richard de Burgh, amassed a large army in Dublin which was destined for Scotland, where they would fight none other than William Wallace (a.k.a. Braveheart). However getting this army of thousands from Dublin to Scotland created a logistical nightmare.

In the podcast we look at a forgotten story of medieval Dubliners who had to undertake what now seem as strange, unusual and often chaotic preparations to get a medieval army to the battlefield and the chaos this caused for people in early 14th century Dublin.