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Episode 122: The Hundred Years War
We back the narrative up a little bit this time to catch up with England and France before continuing with the Black Death. In this episode, Edward I…
6 years, 1 month ago
Episode 121: The Perils of the Papacy
We continue tracking the Black Death as it moves from Italy to France in this episode. First we follow the plague to Marseilles and see our first ant…
6 years, 1 month ago
Episode 120: The Final Word
In this episode, we continue our Black Death narrative. Last time we considered the impact of the plague on medieval Genoa and Venice. This time we t…
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 119: Dealing In Death
In this episode, we follow the Black Death as it moves from Sicily to Italy - striking the Italian cities of Genoa and Venice.
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 118: First Blood
We resume our narrative proper and take up the story of the Black Death in this episode. Now, the Black Death finally arrives in Europe in 1347 via, …
6 years, 3 months ago
Episode 117: The Conditions of a Pandemic
In this final introductory episode to the Black Death, we consider the ecological factors that made Europe especially susceptible to plague in the Fo…
6 years, 3 months ago
Episode 116: The Science of Death
In this episode, we begin our Black Death narrative arc with a look at the plague itself. We will cover what causes the plague and what made the Blac…
6 years, 4 months ago
Supplemental: Europe on the Eve of the Black Death
In this supplemental episode, we take a whirlwind tour of Europe at roughly the year 1350, when the plague will begin to hit Europe. We cover quickly…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 115: The Favorite
In this episode we follow the hapless reign of King Edward II of England. King Edward would find himself dominated by one court favorite after anothe…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 114: Edward Longshanks and Philip the Fair
In this episode we continue our look at the High Medieval period in France and England. When we last left off, the deaths of two Kings, Henry II in E…
6 years, 5 months ago