Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
How Often Do You Think About the Crusades?
Episode 214
In light of the TikTok trend asking, "How often do you think about the Roman Empire?" Danièle discusses how to gently correct misguided assumptions a…
2 years, 5 months ago
Leading the Rebellion with Jason Kingsley
Episode 213
For the better part of a millennium, people have been applying the tenets of chivalry to their personal lives in order to give themselves moral and e…
2 years, 6 months ago
Wonders and Rarities with Travis Zadeh
Episode 212
One of the favourite activities of medieval scholars was to write massive encyclopedias, distilling every last detail of the known world into book fo…
2 years, 6 months ago
Trees and Religion in Early Medieval England with Michael Bintley
Episode 211
We know that trees were a fundamental part of early medieval society, technology, and culture, but how did pagan communities preserve and adapt their…
2 years, 6 months ago
Gallows with Kenneth Duggan
Episode 210
This week, Danièle speaks with Kenneth Duggan about capital crime in medieval England, how the community was involved in the justice system, and some…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Templars in Britain with Steve Tibble
Episode 209
Myths and conspiracies aside, the real medieval Templars were indeed a formidable fighting force, as well as being financially savvy diplomats at man…
2 years, 7 months ago
Medieval Advice from a Mother to a Son
Episode 212
This week, Danièle catches us up on what's been happening lately, and reads some advice written by Dhuoda, a Carolingian woman, for her teenaged son.…
2 years, 7 months ago
Medieval Toys
Episode 209
In honour of the new Barbie movie, Danièle talks about the games medieval children played, and the toys they played with.
You can support this podcast…
2 years, 7 months ago
Adventures in England
Episode 206
This week, Danièle catches up with Peter Konieczny to discuss the new research they came across at the International Medieval Congress at Leeds, as w…
2 years, 8 months ago
Medieval Storytime: A Spicy Snack
Episode 205
This week, Danièle takes a quick moment out of summer vacation to bring you a (mildly) spicy story from medieval Italy about a jealous husband and hi…
2 years, 8 months ago