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The Medieval Podcast Live! with Eleanor Janega
Episode 204
This week, Danièle travels to the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds for a chat about life, history, and everything in betwee…
2 years, 8 months ago
How the Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple with Azzan Yadin-Israel
Episode 203
Everyone knows that the fruit Eve was tempted to eat in the Garden of Eden was an apple - or was it? This week, Danièle speaks with Azzan Yadin-Israe…
2 years, 9 months ago
John Gower with Eve Salisbury and Georgiana Donavin
Episode 202
Everyone’s heard of Geoffrey Chaucer, but he wasn’t the only poet writing powerful and political verse in fourteenth-century London. This week, Daniè…
2 years, 9 months ago
Thor with Declan Taggart
Episode 201
He’s a comic book hero. He’s a movie star. He’s Earth’s mightiest Avenger, and a day of the week. He’s the god of thunder… or is he? This week, Daniè…
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 200: A Celebration
Episode 200
This week, Danièle celebrates 200 episodes of The Medieval Podcast. Find out whose episodes listeners voted the most surprising, most entertaining, a…
2 years, 9 months ago
Gunpowder, Cannons, and Military History with Cliff Rogers
Episode 199
During the Late Middle Ages, warfare began to change with the rise of gunpowder weapons. But is every medieval gunpowder recipe actually effective? T…
2 years, 10 months ago
The International Congress on Medieval Studies 2023 edition
Episode 198
This week, Danièle speaks with Peter Konieczny from Medievalists.net about the new research they learned about at the International Congress on Medie…
2 years, 10 months ago
Introducing Chrétien de Troyes
Episode 197
This week, Danièle introduces Chrétien de Troyes, a thirteenth-century master of Arthurian literature and one of the most influential writers of all …
2 years, 10 months ago
A Who's Who of English Kings
Episode 196
In anticipation of the coronation of King Charles III, this week, Danièle goes through all of the medieval English kings in sequence from 1066 to 150…
2 years, 10 months ago
Shakespeare and the Middle Ages
Episode 195
This week, Danièle discusses the medieval stories that informed some of the world's most famous plays, as well as the influence William Shakespeare h…
2 years, 11 months ago