Podcast Episodes

Dragons: From Eden to Middle Earth

Episode 442

Step into a torch-lit world where dragons weren’t just monsters—they were symbols of power, chaos, faith and fear. Dr. Eleanor Janega explores the fire-breathing creatures that haunted the imaginatio…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Medieval England's Top 5 Sites

Episode 441

Here on Gone Medieval we love to share the historical nuggets you won't commonly find.

We are the insider's guide to Medieval times. and today Matt Lewis is taken on a whistle-stop tour of Medieval En…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Republic of Venice

Episode 440

Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by historian Roger Crowley to unravel the captivating history of Venice, the Queen of the Adriatic. How did this city, born from a lagoon, ride the changing tides of tra…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Monsters of the Medieval World

Episode 439

Welcome to Monsterland.

The Medieval world is a realm of dragons, demons and beasts. Matt Lewis and Nick Jubber step into this murky world to tell the magical tales of the Bavarian Dragon's fire-breat…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Childbirth in Medieval Times with Kate Lister

Episode 438

This episode contains explicit language and graphic descriptions of birth

Today we're delving into historical childbirth's stark realities, facing the medieval attitudes toward childbirth, its dangers…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Canterbury Tales: Pilgrims' Professions

Episode 437

Do you know what a Squire did? Was a Merchant as fancy as he sounds?

Gone Medieval continues our week of pilgrimage as Matt Lewis is joined by Professor Robert Mayer Lee to explore the diverse jobs an…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chaucer's Wife of Bath: Medieval Feminist

Episode 436

This episode contains explicit language and themes

We're revelling in the Canterbury Tales this week; who else to kick things off with a bang than the scandalous Wife of Bath?

Dr. Eleanor Janega is joi…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

St. Christopher & Summertime Saints

Episode 435

Ever worn a St. Christopher medallion and wondered about the man carrying the Christ child across a river? Or heard of St. Uncumber, the bearded female saint invoked by women desperate to escape unw…

Published on 3 months ago

Medieval Hungary

Episode 434

Dr. Eleanor Janega sifts through the myths to uncover the foundations of medieval Hungary and its peoples. From the legendary tales of the country's origins to the process of Christianization under …

Published on 3 months ago

The Murder of Henry VI

Episode 433

An investigation into the dramatic siege of London in 1471 and the controversial and mysterious death of Henry VI. Matt Lewis is joined by Andrew Boardman to unpack Thomas Neville's assault on London…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago