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The Heretic’s Handbag: Folk Magic and Survival in Medieval France
Episode 569
What can the contents of a medieval French woman’s handbag tell us about her life, her beliefs and the strange world she inhabited?
When she was captu…
8 hours ago
Did Alfred Burn the Cakes? & Other Medieval Myths
Episode 568
Join Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega for a rigorous session of medieval myth-busting! Did William Wallace really shoot lightning from his backside?…
4 days, 8 hours ago
Inside the Peasants Revolt
Episode 567
In 1381, a highly organised civilian army marched on London, demanding an end to generations of unfairness. Matt Lewis and author A.K. Blakemore expl…
1 week ago
The Story of 1066
Episode 566
Is 1066 just the Battle of Hastings? Far from it. The war for the English crown was a year-long apocalypse. Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega dissect…
1 week, 4 days ago
How to Make the Bayeux Tapestry
Episode 565
What connects the Bayeux Tapestry and a Cheshire silk-producing town?
Dr. Eleanor Janega makes a special visit to Macclesfield to uncover its medieval…
2 weeks ago
Richard II & Richard III: Shakespeare's Version
Episode 564
Did Shakespeare shape the way we remember England's Plantagenet kings more than history itself? How much of his plays Richard II and Richard III are …
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Henry IV & Henry V: Shakespeare's Version
Episode 563
Did Shakespeare teach us about England's greatest kings, or fabricate its greatest historical myths? How much of what you think you know about Henry …
3 weeks ago
Peasants' Revolt on Film: The Uprising Reviewed
Episode 562
How accurate is Hollywood's take on the Peasants' Revolt? It is 1381, and England is at breaking point. A civilian army of thousands stormed the capi…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
The Invention of Hell
Episode 561
"All hope, abandon ye who enter here." These words from Dante’s Divine Comedy may shape our modern vision of hell, but did you know that the Bible sa…
4 weeks ago
Sword in the Stone: Origins of Arthurian Legends
Episode 560
Who first imagined King Arthur pulling a shining blade from solid rock? What do extraordinary Bronze Age discoveries reveal about the legend's deeper…
1 month ago