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Pseudocide · Oct 21, 2025 · 37 min

Episode 7: Bad Habits

York, 1318. A nun is fed up with her life of poverty, chastity and obedience. So, Joan of Leeds does the obvious thing: she fakes a mortal illness and crafts an effigy “in the likeness of her body,” which is then buried by her Benedictine sisters. What life awaits Joan beyond the nunnery walls? Hosted by: Alice Fiennes and Poppy Damon. Contributors: Professor Sarah Rees-Jones, historian Gary Brannan, keeper of archives Paul Dryburgh, archivist and historian Ellice Stevens, playwright Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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York, 1318. A nun is fed up with her life of poverty, chastity and obedience. So, Joan of Leeds does the obvious thing: she fakes a mortal illness and crafts an effigy “in the likeness of her body,” which is then buried by her Benedictine sisters. What life awaits Joan beyond the nunnery walls? 


Hosted by: Alice Fiennes and Poppy Damon.


Contributors:

  • Professor Sarah Rees-Jones, historian
  • Gary Brannan, keeper of archives
  • Paul Dryburgh, archivist and historian
  • Ellice Stevens, playwright

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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