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Saving Souls and Cracking Skulls: Warrior Clerics with Craig Nakashian
Although it seems to be a fundamental contradiction, some medieval conflicts saw bishops braving the battlefield. To find out more about these milita…
6 years, 11 months ago
Melusine, Mary, and Making it as a Historian with Christine Morgan
These days, there are many different ways to be a historian outside of academia. In this episode, Danièle speaks with Christine Morgan, creator of Un…
6 years, 11 months ago
Viking warrior women with Leszek Gardela
The recent (re)confirmation that the prestigious medieval warrior buried in Birka, Sweden was female has gotten people talking once again about the r…
7 years ago
Avicenna in Ireland: A manuscript discovery with Padraig O'Machain
This month, an exciting connection was made between Islamic and Irish medicine through the discovery of a medieval fragment of Avicenna’s Canon of Me…
7 years ago
Medieval mystery novels with Candace Robb
Everyone loves a medieval mystery novel, but just how does an author go about creating one that’s true to the period? To find out, Danièle speaks wit…
7 years ago
Bastards and Priests in the Middle Ages with Sara McDougall
What was it like to be a bastard in medieval Europe? Were you excluded from one of the most important institutions of the time: the priesthood? Daniè…
7 years ago
Disabilities in the Middle Ages with Kisha Tracy
How did medieval people deal with physical and mental challenges? Danièle speaks with Kisha Tracy of Fitchburg State University on why its important …
7 years, 1 month ago
The Battle of Agincourt with Michael Livingston
It was one of the most famous battles of the Middle Ages, and one that has been studied by many historians. Yet, we do not know exactly where the bat…
7 years, 1 month ago
Medieval Marriage with Ruth Mazo Karras
What was marriage in the Middle Ages really like? Danièle is joined by Ruth Mazo Karras, Lecky Professor Of History at Trinity College Dublin, a lead…
7 years, 1 month ago
Juggling the Middle Ages with Jan Ziolkowski
The medieval tale Le Jongleur de Notre Dame or Our Lady’s Tumbler had been forgotten for centuries, but then was rediscovered in the 19th century. It…
7 years, 1 month ago