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Let's Talk About Sex
Episode 11
Luke and Eleanor return to break down some popular misconceptions about sex in the Middle Ages because, shockingly, pop culture has led us astray yet…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Black Death 2
Episode 10
Luke and Eleanor are back to talk more about the Black Death, including its many recurrences, how it changed life for those who survived, and how it …
5 years, 4 months ago
The Black Death 1
Episode 9
Luke and Eleanor are back to talk about the utter horror of the Black Death, the way our ancestors coped with it, and what we can possibly learn abou…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Crusades
Episode 8
Luke and Eleanor return to talk all about the Crusades, Crusader States, and when the whole damn ordeal actually ended. But first, the co-hosts read …
5 years, 5 months ago
Judaism in the Middle Ages
Episode 7
Luke and Eleanor continue their series on medieval religion by focusing on Judaism, including the positives but also the many horrors visited upon th…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Rise of Islam
Episode 6
Luke and Eleanor are back to discuss how Islam came to be in the Middle Ages, its rapid spread, the Moorish occupation of Iberia, and much more!
5 years, 5 months ago
The Hegemony of the Catholic Church
Episode 5
Luke and Eleanor are back to continue the series on religion in the Middle Ages. This time, they discuss the ever-expanding power of the Medieval Cat…
5 years, 6 months ago
Comparative Medieval Religion
Episode 4
Luke and Eleanor are back to start a series on religion in the Middle Ages. In this episode, we discuss the status of the major world religions at th…
5 years, 6 months ago
Life was Cheap
Episode 3
Luke and Eleanor are back to discuss the common misconception that life in the Middle Ages was cheap and that people didn't really mourn their dead. …
5 years, 6 months ago
Life was Cheap
Episode 3
Luke and Eleanor return to discuss all the issues about why our modern misconception that life was cheap to people of the Middle Ages is flat out wro…
5 years, 6 months ago