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Back to SearchWas King Æthelred Really Unready?
Season 1 Episode 20
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Few English kings have had a worse popular reputation than Æthelred the Unready (r.978-1016), the king who lost England (at least tempo…
3 years ago
"Wicked" Medieval Women and the Monks Who Loathed Them
Season 1 Episode 19
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In this episode Ellen and I discuss three "wicked" medieval women and the monastic authors who loathed them. We begin with the Anglo-S…
3 years, 1 month ago
King Arthur in Literature and Popular Culture: From Sir Thomas Malory to the Present
Season 1 Episode 18
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Today’s episode concludes our three part series about King Arthur in history, legend, and popular culture. Our jumping off point for …
3 years, 2 months ago
King Arthur in History, Legend, and Popular Culture, Part 2: The Middle Ages
Season 1 Episode 17
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In this episode Ellen and I with the help of my longtime friend and colleague Dr. Jennifer Paxton of the Catholic University of America…
3 years, 3 months ago
King Arthur in History, Legend, and Popular Culture. Part One: Was Arthur a Real Person?
Season 1 Episode 16
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This episode features a guest co-host, my old friend and colleague Dr. Jennifer Paxton, director of the Honors Program at The Catholic …
3 years, 4 months ago
Inquisitions, Jews, and the Formation of a Persecuting Society
Season 1 Episode 15
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In this episode Ellen and I compare medieval Inquisitions with the Spanish Inquisition, and both with the popular conception of the Inq…
3 years, 5 months ago
Heresy and Crusade in Southern France: The Cathars
Season 1 Episode 14
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In this episode Ellen and I talk about a dualist heresy that was widespread in twelfth- and thirteenth-century southern France and nort…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Saint Brice's Day Massacre of 1002: A Case of Medieval Ethnic Cleansing?
Season 1 Episode 13
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In this episode Ellen and I talk about one of the more puzzling events in the history of England’s Viking Wars, the St. Brice's Davy Ma…
3 years, 6 months ago
Sanctity, Heresy, and Superstition: Saint Francis, the Heresiarch "Peter" Waldo, and a Holy Greyhound
Season 1 Episode 12
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In this episode Ellen and I examine how Saint Francis became a saint and Waldo a heretic while following the same call to apostolic pov…
3 years, 7 months ago
A Crusader Murder Mystery: The Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (By Real Assassins)
Season 1 Episode 11
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On April 28, 1192 the newly elected king of Jerusalem Conrad of Montferrat was assassinated in the streets of the city of Tyre by two A…
3 years, 7 months ago