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Game of Thrones and Late Medieval Politics
Season 2 Episode 31
Surprise: Patrick loves Game of Thrones. Bigger surprise: GoT is actually a pretty accurate portrayal of late medieval politics - except for the drag…
7 years, 8 months ago
Civil Wars and Political Breakdowns in Late Medieval Europe
Season 2 Episode 30
The Wars of the Roses are infamous, but practically every European kingdom, not just England, was wracked by serious bouts of infighting in the secon…
7 years, 8 months ago
The Wars of the Roses, II
Season 2 Episode 29
By 1461, the Wars of the Roses had already claimed thousands of lives and shaken England's political system to its foundations. The bloodiest battle …
7 years, 9 months ago
The Wars of the Roses
Season 2 Episode 28
The Wars of the Roses brought what had once been Europe’s most stable and well-governed kingdom to its knees. Weakness at the center, in the form of …
7 years, 9 months ago
The Reformation, Live from Boston
Season 2 Episode 27
Leah and I had the opportunity to give a public talk at the Sound Education Conference at Harvard. We talked about the Reformation, why it matters, a…
7 years, 9 months ago
Archaeology Rules with Raksha Dave!
Season 2 Episode 26
YES we're talking to THAT Raksha Dave, the one from Time Team, Patrick and Leah's favorite show! She tells us about her future digs, all the cool stu…
7 years, 10 months ago
Vlad the Impaler and the Legend of Dracula
Season 2 Episode 25
Medieval politics, full of assassinations and betrayal, was not for the faint of heart. But even within that landscape, one man stands out for his cr…
7 years, 10 months ago
George Washington and the End of the Revolution: An Interview with Author Nathaniel Philbrick
Season 2 Episode 24
Nathaniel Philbrick - one of Patrick's favorite authors of popular history - stopped by to chat about his latest book, In the Hurricane's Eye: The Ge…
7 years, 10 months ago
Beer, Brewsters, and Women's Work: An Interview with Judith Bennett
Season 2 Episode 23
Professor Judith Bennett joined Patrick to talk about the difference between ale and beer, and how work - and women's work in particular - changed ov…
7 years, 11 months ago
The Fall of Constantinople and the Tragic End of the Byzantines
Season 2 Episode 22
In 1453, after more than 60 years of trying, the Ottomans finally besieged and captured the city of Constantinople. This marked the end of one phase …
7 years, 11 months ago