Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Medievalists' "F-Word": Feudalism
Season 2 Episode 30
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“Feudalism” was once accepted by academic and popular historians alike as a defining, if not the defining, feature of medieval society.…
2 years, 1 month ago
Alfred the Great, Part 3: A Chat with Professor Ryan Lavelle
Season 2 Episode 29
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In our third and final episode of the series, Richard talks with Professor Ryan Lavelle of the University of Winchester in the U.K. abo…
2 years, 3 months ago
Alfred the Great, Part 2: A Chat with Professor Barbara Yorke
Season 2 Episode 28
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This is the second of a three part series about King Alfred of Wessex (reigned 871-899), the only English king to be called "the Great.…
2 years, 3 months ago
King Alfred: was he really all that 'great'?
Season 2 Episode 27
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After a hiatus we are back with the long promised episode about King Alfred of Wessex (871-899), the only English king to be called "th…
2 years, 3 months ago
Mongols
Season 2 Episode 26
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In this episode I interview my special guest Dr. Nicholas Morton, author of The Mongol Storm (Basic Books, 2022), about the Mongols and…
2 years, 7 months ago
Robin Hood in Movies and Television
Season 2 Episode 25
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This is the second half of a two-part series about the legendary medieval outlaw Robin Hood. In the first episode, my co-host Dr. Jenni…
2 years, 9 months ago
Robin Hood: Origins
Season 2 Episode 24
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In this episode Richard and Dr. Jennifer Paxton of The Catholic University of America search for a historical Robin Hood and explore …
2 years, 9 months ago
"The Northman"
Season 2 Episode 23
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In this episode Richard and his special guest and co-host Dr. Christine Senecal of Shippensburg University discuss the 2022 Viking movi…
2 years, 11 months ago
Vikings!
Season 2 Episode 22
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In this episode, Richard and Ellen discuss who and what vikings were historically, and how they were depicted in the Middle Ages and mo…
2 years, 11 months ago
Some thoughts about Hanukkah by a (secular) Jewish medieval historian
Season 1 Episode 21
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This is a short end of the year episode. It's exactly what the title says, just some thoughts about the role of Hanukkah in contempora…
3 years ago