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Back to SearchSt. Thomas Becket, 2: the Martyrdom
Season 3 Episode 40
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In this episode my co-host Dr. Jennifer Paxton and I explain the principles and personal grievances that led to the martyrdom of St. Th…
1 year, 9 months ago
Medieval Adultery (with Kat Tracy), part 1: Lancelot and Guinevere
Season 3 Episode 39
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This is the first of a three part series about adultery in the Middle Ages. My co-host for both is Dr. Larissa 'Kat' Tracy. Last month…
1 year, 9 months ago
St. Thomas Becket, part 1: King Henry II and his Chancellor, Thomas Becket
Season 3 Episode 38
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This is the first of two episodes on the career, historical context, and "afterlife" of England's most famous--and controversial--saint…
1 year, 10 months ago
What Was A "Crusade"?
Season 3 Episode 37
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In this episode Ellen and Richard talk about what a "crusade" was in the Middle Ages. Richard explains what modern historians mean by t…
1 year, 10 months ago
Crusading Warfare in the East, 1099-1187
Season 3 Episode 36
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My guest for this episode is Dr. Nicholas Morton, whom you may remember from our first episode about the Mongols. Today Nick and I will…
1 year, 10 months ago
Medieval Romance: The Knight with the Lion
Season 3 Episode 35
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In this episode my guest host Professor Larissa 'Kat" Tracy and I discuss my favorite medieval romance, Chrétien de Troyes' late twelft…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Mongol Conquest of Baghdad (1258)
Season 3 Episode 34
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Last May, I spoke with Professor Nicholas Morton about the Mongols and their impact upon the medieval Near East. This episode digs dee…
1 year, 11 months ago
Beowulf (2): translations, adaptations, and movies!
Season 2 Episode 33
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In this episode, the second of a two part series, Dr. Chrissy Senecal and I continue our discussion of the Old English epic poem Beowul…
2 years ago
Beowulf
Season 2 Episode 32
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This is the first of a two-part series on the most famous monster story in pre-modern literature, the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. My…
2 years, 1 month ago
Hanukkah and Christmas in the Middle Ages, and the Puritan War on Christmas
Season 2 Episode 31
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This is a revised--and a lot longer--version of our twenty-first episode ("Some thoughts about Hanukkah by a (secular) Jewish medieval …
2 years, 1 month ago