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Eleanor of Aquitaine
From an age in which women’s lives were obscured and poorly recorded, one shines brightly from the darkness. Eleanor of Aquitaine - born 900 years ag…
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The Norse Walrus Ivory Trade Crash
The first of Greenland’s Viking settlements were established in the tenth century. But by the fifteenth century, they had all but vanished, their fat…
4 years, 2 months ago
Going to Church in Medieval England
Parish churches were at the heart of English social life in the Middle Ages. But how did they come into existence? Who staffed them? And how were the…
4 years, 2 months ago
How Trees Gave Places Their Names
Trees have been universally important to humanity throughout history - not only as the source of fruits and nuts, but also wood for tools, weapons an…
4 years, 3 months ago
England & France: Two Houses, Two Kingdoms
Episode 120
The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time when the close friendship or petty feuding between monarchs could determine the course of history. T…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Origins of Thor
Few early medieval gods are as well-known and as popular as Thor. He’s currently thrilling moviegoers worldwide with his new outing for the Marvel Ci…
4 years, 3 months ago
Medieval Gardens
Episode 118
Gardens and gardening are aspects of medieval life that rarely get much attention. But it was a period when those with a little more land created gar…
4 years, 3 months ago
Alfred the Great
Episode 117
Alfred the Great - King of the West Saxons and later King of all the English not under Scandinavian rule - is the only English King to be given the t…
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The Medieval Origins of Fairy Tales
Episode 116
When we think of fairy tales, we think of imprisoned maidens, turreted towers, magic spinning wheels, wicked witches and demonic dwarves and dragons.…
4 years, 3 months ago
Anglo-Saxons at Prayer: Brixworth Church
Episode 115
All Saints’ Church in the village of Brixworth, Northamptonshire is one of the oldest, largest and most complete Anglo-Saxon churches in England. Fou…
4 years, 3 months ago