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Robert DeVere, Royal Favourite with James Ross
Episode 304
When the power of an entire kingdom rests in the hands of just one man, it’s both incredibly valuable and incredibly dangerous to be that man’s besti…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Joan of Arc with Deborah McGrady
Episode 303
Maid, hero, heretic, saint - Joan of Arc is one of the most fascinating figures of the Middle Ages. This week, Danièle speaks with Deborah McGrady ab…
7 months ago
Medieval Love Letters with Ad Putter and Myra Stokes
Episode 302
The people of the Middle Ages were no strangers to Cupid’s arrows, and just like us, they loved a good love letter. But in a world where literacy rat…
7 months, 1 week ago
Marco Polo and his World with Sharon Kinoshita
Episode 301
He's one of the most popular figures in all of medieval history, and his book was a bestseller for literally centuries. So what do we know about the …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 300!
Episode 300
This week, in celebration of Episode 300, Danièle answers your questions on everything from Hastings to hose, with a couple of surprises along the wa…
8 months ago
Vikings Behaving Reasonably with Robert Lively
Episode 299
If you asked the average person how Vikings solved their problems, they probably wouldn’t say through lawyers. And yet, early Scandinavian people wer…
8 months, 1 week ago
Elephants and Ivory with John Beusterien
Episode 298
Elephants were known throughout most of the medieval world, even if most people had never encountered one, themselves. In bestiaries, elephants are p…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Royal Grief in Medieval Iberia with Nuria Silleras-Fernandez
Episode 297
For three medieval Iberian queens, grief - and the way they expressed it - had immense and far-reaching consequences. This week, Danièle speaks with …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Mysterious Manuscripts with Garry Shaw
Episode 296
There are several famous examples of mysterious medieval writing, including the so-far unbreakable Voynich Manuscript. So, what secrets were medieval…
9 months ago
Johannes Gutenberg with Eric White
Episode 295
There are a lot of gamechanging inventions that shifted the trajectory of the Middle Ages, but one machine managed to hit at just the right time and …
9 months, 1 week ago