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Back to SearchHow Saladin Took Jerusalem: Two Eyewitness Accounts and a Movie
Season 1 Episode 10
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Saladin's taking of Jerusalem, three months after the fighting forces of the Kingdom of Jerusalem were wiped out in the Battle of Hatti…
3 years, 8 months ago
Magna Carta, Bad King John, and an English Crusade
Season 1 Episode 9
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This episode places Magna Carta in its historical context, explains why it really isn't the foundation of Anglo-American liberty, reaff…
3 years, 8 months ago
An Anglo-Saxon Murder Mystery: How King Edward Became Edward the Martyr
Season 1 Episode 8
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In 978 the eighteen-year old English king Edward was murdered while traveling to visit his younger half-brother Æthelred and his stepmo…
3 years, 9 months ago
My Favorite Medieval Epic: A Tale of Violence, Vengeance, and Betrayal
Season 1 Episode 7
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The late twelfth-century Frence epic poem Raoul of Cambrai is a tale of violence, vengeance, and betrayal in which the basic bonds of s…
3 years, 9 months ago
"The finest knight in all the world, part 2: William Marshal, baron, earl, and regent of England
Season 1 Episode 6
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In the second half of “The finest knight in all the world: the practical chivalry of Sir William Marshal,” Ellen and I examine the care…
3 years, 9 months ago
"The finest knight in all the world": the practical chivalry of William Marshal, part 1
Season 1 Episode 5
The life of Sir William Marshal reads like a medieval story book. Starting out as a landless squire whose only possession was family connections, Ma…
3 years, 10 months ago
"The finest knight in all the world": the practical chivalry of Sir William Marshal
Season 1 Episode 5
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The life of Sir William Marshal reads like a medieval story book. Starting out as a landless squire whose only possession was family co…
3 years, 10 months ago
"The finest knight in all the world": the practical chivalry of Sir William Marshal
Season 1 Episode 5
The life of Sir William Marshal reads like a medieval story book. Starting out as a landless squire whose only possession was family connections, Mar…
3 years, 10 months ago
Is (Medieval) Chivalry Dead?
Season 1 Episode 4
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In this episode Richard distinguishes between the popular modern conception of chivalry, which originated in the romantic movement of t…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Holy Grail: From Medieval Romance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, by way of Nazis and The Da Vinci Code.
Season 1 Episode 3
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The quest for the Holy Grail is among the most famous stories about King Arthur and the Round Table. This episode explores the origins …
3 years, 11 months ago