−50%The Wool Roads: The trade that dressed a continent
Margaret Endersby · narrated by Louisa Wray
2026
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Trace the journey of a single fleece from hillside to merchant house across the ancient wool roads of Europe. You will move through the shepherds' year, feel the rhythm of seasonal shearing, and stand in the bustle of market towns where raw wool became currency. Louisa Wray reads with quiet authority, her voice carrying the weight of ledgers and the texture of lanolin. You will learn how grades were judged by touch, how packhorse trains crossed mountain passes, and how family dynasties rose on the staple trade. The chapters unfold like a well-kept account book: precise, patient, and rich with lived detail. Settle in and follow the thread.
21 chapters
- 1On the Sources3m
- 2Chapter 1: The Ledgers Open18m
- 3Chapter 2: What Wool Actually Was15m
- 4Chapter 3: The Shepherds' Year13m
- 5Chapter 4: Shearing and Sorting16m
- 6Chapter 5: The Packhorse Roads20m
- 7Chapter 6: Market Town and Staple17m
- 8Chapter 7: The Merchant Houses17m
- 9Chapter 8: Credit and Obligation15m
- 10Chapter 9: Across the Narrow Sea18m
- 11Chapter 10: The Clothiers' Rising Demand18m
- 12Chapter 11: Fortunes Documented19m
- 13Chapter 12: Crises of Supply19m
- 14Chapter 13: Crises of Market19m
- 15Chapter 14: Regulation and Evasion16m
- 16Chapter 15: The Clothiers' Towns Transformed17m
- 17Chapter 16: The Trade's Long Decline17m
- 18Chapter 17: What the Archives Leave Us15m
- 19What the Record Shows6m
- 20About the Author2m
- 21One More Thing Before You Go2m
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