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Travel Through Medieval Eyes with Anthony Bale
Episode 254
As we wrap up another summer vacation season, it's a good time to take a look at the way medieval people travelled for business, pleasure, and their …
1 year, 7 months ago
Hunting Fake History with Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse
Episode 253
Ever come across a really amazing historical fact on the internet or in school, and tell it to all your friends, only to find out that it actually is…
1 year, 7 months ago
Medieval Beards and Baldness with Joseph McAlhany
Episode 252
If we need proof of how wonderful both baldness and beards are, we need only to cast our eyes back to the Middle Ages, where people were writing rhet…
1 year, 7 months ago
Crusader Criminals with Steve Tibble
Episode 251
People have lots of different words they use to describe crusaders, but for those living in the Holy Land during the crusades, "criminals" might just…
1 year, 8 months ago
Celebrating Episode 250: A Pot Pourri of Medieval Trivia
Episode 250
In honour of the 250th episode of The Medieval Podcast, Danièle shares some fun and favourite trivia about the Middle Ages collected over five years …
1 year, 8 months ago
Divining the Future with Jo Edge
Episode 249
Not knowing the future is an intensely uncomfortable experience, which is why humans invented a clever system to predict the future through numbers, …
1 year, 8 months ago
Cleaning Up Renaissance Italy with Jane Stevens Crawshaw
Episode 248
Medieval citizens took steps to actively avoid living in filth. But how did they accomplish it? What were some of the ground rules? And how did this …
1 year, 9 months ago
Bede and the Theory of Everything with Michelle Brown
Episode 247
Medieval writers were enthusiastic about sharing everything they knew about the world and how they made sense of it. One writer who was both a supers…
1 year, 9 months ago
A Year in Early Medieval England with Eleanor Parker
Episode 246
How did the people of the past think about the calendar year? And what were some of the events they looked forward to? This week, Danièle speaks with…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Capetians with Justine Firnhaber-Baker
Episode 245
As far as ruling houses go, France's Capetian dynasty easily gives the Plantagenets a run for their money in power, prestige, and scandal. This week,…
1 year, 9 months ago