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Recreating the Viking World in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Episode 86
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla has brought the Viking Age to life in stunning detail, and now the game is even being used as an educational tool!
Maxime D…
4 years, 7 months ago
Medieval Gaming: Crusader Kings III
Episode 85
How would you rule an early medieval dynasty? Maybe you'll send your spymaster to dig around for secrets or champion honestly to keep stress levels d…
4 years, 7 months ago
Brunhild and Fredegund: The Queens Who Fought for 40 Years
Episode 84
We've all heard epic tales of early medieval kings, but what about the queens? It doesn't get much more spectacularly brutal than Brunhild and Fredeg…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Origins of Kyiv
Episode 83
24th of February 2022 marked the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This episode of Gone Medieval looks at the origins of its capital city, K…
4 years, 7 months ago
Discovering Bury St Edmunds
Episode 82
The historic cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk may well be familiar to listeners to Gone Medieval - perhaps from our episode 'Saint Edmunt…
4 years, 7 months ago
1066: What Became Of The Anglo-Saxon Children?
1066 is a year carved into the history of western Europe. It radically transformed the cultural, political and built landscape of England in a way th…
4 years, 7 months ago
Charlemagne
Charlemagne is labelled by many as the most ambitious ruler in Europe prior to Napoleon - but what do we really know about him? A 46 year long rule b…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Rise & Fall of England's Richest Dynasty
Throughout Medieval history, figures like Joan of Arc, Henry VIII, and William the Conqueror are commonly forefront when many think of the middle age…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Search for Alfred the Great's Tomb
Alfred the Great (r. 871-899) is without a doubt one of the best-known and most admired kings of early medieval England. We know quite a lot about hi…
4 years, 8 months ago
Medieval Romance
Episode 78
Valentine's Day has become a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and love across the world. With the oldest surviv…
4 years, 8 months ago