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Dirty Books with Kate Rudy
Episode 234
Through grime, stains, and wax droplets, the filthiest, most well-loved manuscripts tell us the story of how medieval people used - and abused - thei…
2 years ago
Introducing the Medieval Fox with Paul Wackers
Episode 233
Foxes were everywhere in the medieval world and the medieval imagination. But where do the ideas we have about foxes come from? This week, Danièle sp…
2 years ago
Rome and the Papacy with Jessica Wärnberg
Episode 232
He’s one of the most powerful figures in all of Western history, with influence not only over life and death, but over the immortal souls of billions…
2 years ago
Medieval Charms with Katherine Storm Hindley
Episode 231
Like many people today, medieval people used charms, personal talismans, and amulets to help smooth their way through life. But just who used them? H…
2 years, 1 month ago
A Medieval Map of the World with Meredith Small
Episode 230
With a team of dedicated monks and lay brothers to help him, fifteenth-century Venetian Fra Mauro attempted to create the most accurate map of the wo…
2 years, 1 month ago
Medieval Monsters with Charity Urbanski
Episode 229
They’re the things that go bump in the night, the creatures that storm your mead hall and eat your friends, the beings that wander restlessly from th…
2 years, 1 month ago
William of Auvergne with Lesley Smith
Episode 226
Some of the most important and influential figures of the Middle Ages were the big city bishops who ministered to rich and poor alike. But how did th…
2 years, 2 months ago
Carrying and Moving in the Middle Ages
Episode 227
In a time and place with a serious lack of pockets and built-in shelving, how and where did people carry and store their everyday stuff? This week, D…
2 years, 2 months ago
Eleanor of Aquitaine with Karen Sullivan
Episode 226
She’s one of the most well-known figures in history: married to two kings, mother to three, and a powerful duchess in her own right. This week, Daniè…
2 years, 2 months ago
Justice, Politics, and Death in Medieval Ireland with Joanna MacGugan
Episode 225
Often, the stories we tell about colonization focus on the takeovers themselves, and the circumstances that led up to them. But what happens to the p…
2 years, 2 months ago