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Viking Scotland: The Siege of Dumbarton
Episode 510
What happens when Vikings stop raiding and start laying siege to a mighty rock fortress on the Clyde?
Matt Lewis is joined by Todd Ferguson to uncover…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Early Medieval Croatia
Episode 509
What if everything you think you know about medieval Croatia is wrong?
Dr Eleanor Janega is joined by Professor Florin Curta to uncover how Dalmatia’s…
7 months ago
The Mongols and the Fall of the Crusaders
Episode 508
In the mid‑13th century, the Mongols seemed unstoppable until a former slave‑soldier stood in their way. Mamluk Sultan Qutuz of Egypt defied an empir…
7 months ago
Crusaders in Crisis: The Rebel Emperor & the Siege of Constantinople
Episode 507
Crusading in the 13th century was brutal, chaotic and transformative. Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by historian Dr. Tom Smith to uncover failed campa…
7 months, 1 week ago
How Islam came to Iran
Episode 506
How did Islam first take root on Iranian soil? What did medieval Iran - or Persia - look like before and afterwards? How do those early encounters st…
7 months, 1 week ago
The Crusades: Battle for the Holy Land
Episode 505
Today we dive into the Second and Third Crusades with major players Eleanor of Aquitaine, Saladin and the bold entrance of Richard the Lionheart. Mat…
7 months, 1 week ago
The First Crusade: The Road to Jerusalem
Episode 504
In 1095, Pope Urban II’s fiery sermon lit the fuse for a so‑called holy war in the Holy Land. In the first episode of a new series, Dr. Eleanor Janeg…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Scotland's Medieval Queens
Episode 503
Scotland’s history is filled with war, betrayal, political intrigue. At the heart of it were powerful Queens; from saintly rulers to strategic allian…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
How to Get to Heaven: Papal Indulgences
Episode 502
Were papal indulgences really just a medieval “get out of hell free” card? How were they expanded after the Crusades? And how were they used to fun…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Game of Thrones: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Episode 501
Matt Lewis journeys into the world behind the latest story from the Game of Thrones universe, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, to discover how it illu…
7 months, 3 weeks ago