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The Danelaw
Episode 180
The Danelaw was the part of England where large numbers of Scandinavians settled between the 9th and 11th centuries, and where Danish rather than Eng…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Princes in the Tower
Episode 179
Matt Lewis concludes his four special episodes on medieval mysteries with perhaps the most enduring historical enigma of them all.
For more than 500 y…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Crusades and the Chertsey Tiles
Episode 178
The largest group of tiles in The British Museum was found at the site of Chertsey Abbey in Surrey. These fragmented floor tiles depict the fictional…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript
Episode 177
Matt Lewis continues his Mystery Month on Gone Medieval with another tantalising enigma of the Middle Ages - possibly the most mysterious manuscript …
3 years, 9 months ago
Ireland's First Convicted Witch
In 1324, Alice Kyteler became the first woman in Britain and Ireland to be tried for witchcraft. Married to four different husbands - all of whom die…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Prester John Myth
Matt Lewis continues his Mystery Month on Gone Medieval with another tantalising enigma of the Middle Ages - the legendary figure of Prester John.
The…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Picts and their Language
The Picts who lived in what is now northern and eastern Scotland in the Early Medieval period spoke the Pictish language. But for centuries, the orig…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Death of Edward II
January 2023 is Matt Lewis’s Mystery Month on Gone Medieval and for his first foray into the unsolved enigmas of the Middle Ages, Matt looks into the…
3 years, 9 months ago
Vikings in Poland
Poland is not normally thought of as an important part of the Viking world. But as a key geographical location on the Baltic Sea, it was in fact a cr…
3 years, 9 months ago
Vikings: Surviving Winter
Vikings are often depicted as fearless warriors, but they were not immune to the harsh realities of northern weather. They not only survived in count…
3 years, 9 months ago