Teach Medieval
"Hello! I'm Ken and this is Teach Medieval!"
Are you interested in the medieval period? Are you studying it at school, college or university? Then we're here for you! 'Teach Medieval' is a podcast channel dedicated to bringing you the most engaging and accessible conversations with the finest experts in the period! So what are you waiting for? Get listening ... and get learning!!
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 40
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
How important were the military orders to the crusader states? (Ep.2: Frankish tactics)
Whilst the Military Orders certainly provided a much need injection of discipline, expertise and professionalism into Outremer’s forces, it would be remiss to discount the Franks’ own contribution to…
How important were the military orders to the crusader states? (Ep.1: Templars and Hospitallers)
The Templars and the Hospitallers played a huge role in the defence of the Crusader States and thus their survival for two precarious centuries. In this episode, Dr Steve Tibble explores the ways in …
THE WARS OF THE ROSES: Bastard Feudalism (Ep.1): What role did Bastard Feudalism play in the Wars of the Roses?
THE WARS OF THE ROSES: Bastard Feudalism (Ep1).
The term bastard feudalism has been adopted as a label to distinguish a social structure different from its predecessor in the post‐Conquest period. In…
Why did Urban II call the First Crusade? (Ep.3: Religious conviction)
On 27th November 1095, at a great council he had summoned at Clermont in France, Pope Urban II preached the First Crusade. His motives for doing so have been much debated ever since. In this episode,…
Why did Urban II call the First Crusade? (Ep.2: Political ambition)
On 27th November 1095, at a great council he had summoned at Clermont in France, Pope Urban II preached the First Crusade. His motives for doing so have been much debated ever since. In this episode,…
Why did Urban II call the First Crusade? (Ep.1: Alexios I's appeal)
On 27th November 1095, at a great council he had summoned at Clermont in France, Pope Urban II preached the First Crusade. His motives for doing so have been much debated ever since. In this episode,…
What was Cade's Rebellion? (Ep.6: Review)
Cade's Rebellion of 1450 was a popular uprising against the government of Henry VI that foreshadowed the Wars of the Roses yet to come. In this fascinating mini-series, Dr James Ross (University of W…
What was Cade's Rebellion? (Ep.5: Richard Duke of York's part)
Cade's Rebellion of 1450 was a popular uprising against the government of Henry VI that foreshadowed the Wars of the Roses yet to come. In this fascinating mini-series, Dr James Ross (University of W…
What was Cade's Rebellion? (Ep.4: Henry VI's response)
Cade's Rebellion of 1450 was a popular uprising against the government of Henry VI that foreshadowed the Wars of the Roses yet to come. In this fascinating mini-series, Dr James Ross (University of W…
What was Cade's Rebellion? (Ep.3: Rebels' grievances)
Cade's Rebellion of 1450 was a popular uprising against the government of Henry VI that foreshadowed the Wars of the Roses yet to come. In this fascinating mini-series, Dr James Ross (University of W…
What was Cade's Rebellion? (Ep.2: The death of William de la Pole)
Cade's Rebellion of 1450 was a popular uprising against the government of Henry VI that foreshadowed the Wars of the Roses yet to come. In this fascinating mini-series, Dr James Ross (University of W…
What was Cade's Rebellion? (Ep.1: Causes)
Cade's Rebellion of 1450 was a popular uprising against the government of Henry VI that foreshadowed the Wars of the Roses yet to come. In this fascinating mini-series, Dr James Ross (University of W…
Why did Alexios I Komnenos call for aid in 1095? (Ep.5: Komnenian Reforms)
The accession of Alexios I Komnenos in 1081 heralded the dawn of what has widely come to be seen as one of the high points of Byzantine history. In this episode, Professor Jonathan Harris (Royal Holl…
Why did Alexios I Komnenos call for aid in 1095? (Ep.4: Seljuks)
The collapse of the Byzantine Empire’s authority in Anatolia in the wake of its defeat at Manzikert led to the ascent of a number of Turkish warlords in the region. In this episode, Professor Jonatha…
Why did Alexios I Komnenos call for aid in 1095? (Ep.3: Normans and Pechenegs)
The myriad threats to the Byzantine Empire’s stability and security in the late eleventh century didn’t only come from the east. In this episode, Professor Jonathan Harris (Royal Holloway University …
Why did Alexios I Komnenos call for aid in 1095? (Ep.2: Civil War)
The Byzantine defeat at the Battle of Manzikert led to ten years of civil war as the Byzantine elites fought amongst themselves whilst the victorious Seljuks seized more and more of Anatolia for them…
Why did Alexios I Komnenos call for aid in 1095? (Ep.1: Manzikert)
The Battle of Manzikert, which took place on 26th August 1071, has been identified by historians as the catalyst for a decade of decline in the Byzantine Empire's fortunes in the east. In this episod…
INTRODUCING: Reasons to teach the Wars of the Roses!
The Wars of the Roses is arguably one of the more popular and accessible medieval topics thanks to popular culture, with the public and students engaging with the flowery narrative. However academica…
INTRODUCING: Reasons to teach the Crusades!
The Crusades remain one of the most hotly-debated and contentious topics around. Public perception and student understanding often deviate quite significantly from the latest scholarly thinking on ma…
INTRODUCING: Teach Medieval!
The brand new podcast series helping students and life-long learners access the Medieval period!
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