Arthuriana 4: Historia Regum Britanniae
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in our 4th installment in the Arthuriana seri…
in our 4th installment in the Arthuriana seri…
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Wed 25 Oct 2023
Arthuriana 3: Pre-Galfridian Stories
our series on Arthuriana continues as we move past introductions and start talking about the stories that make up the early part of the Arthurian canon, known as the pre-Galfridian (aka before Geoffr…
01:14:50 |
Thu 19 Oct 2023
Arthuriana 2: The Once and Future King
we're back with more talk of Arthurian legend. this time, we continue to trace the canon into the Modern era, from its nadir in the Early Modern period to its resurrection in the 19th century by Lord…
01:24:58 |
Wed 11 Oct 2023
Arthuriana 1: Building a Medieval Canon
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01:16:39 |
Thu 05 Oct 2023
How Often do You Think About the Roman Empire?
Luke and Eleanor are back to talk about the meme that's been making the rounds for the past few weeks: How often do you think about the Roman Empire? we discuss how often we actually think about Rome…
01:20:36 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
Fabliau feat Kleio Pethainou
today, we have on Kleio Pethainou, a doctoral candidate at the Univ. of Edinburgh, to talk about Medieval humor and the lesser-known but still awesome tradition of Fabliau. Fabliau are bawdy, humorou…
01:03:36 |
Wed 20 Sep 2023
Medieval Failsons: The Idiot Boys of Eleanor of Aquitaine
last time, we talked about two famous Medieval women, Hildegard of Bingen and Eleanor of Aquitaine. they were both titans in their own respects but there's a small issue with Eleanor's legacy and tha…
01:07:25 |
Wed 13 Sep 2023
Medieval Women: Hildegard of Bingen & Eleanor of Aquitaine
in this one, we revisit our occasional series on the lives of prominent Medieval women as we discuss Hildegard of Bingen and Eleanor of Aquitaine. though they made their impacts felt in different way…
01:14:58 |
Wed 06 Sep 2023
Medieval What If 2: Wrong Kid Died
we're back for another episode off Medieval what if scenarios. it's late, we all know it's late, it's fine. What if the Norman Invasion failed? What if Constantinople held out in 1453? What if Arthur…
01:16:14 |
Fri 01 Sep 2023
Medieval What If...
folks, today we move out of the realm of actual history and into the realm of alternative history as we take a look at some Medieval "what if..." scenarios. We go through a series of historical event…
01:04:48 |
Wed 23 Aug 2023
Medieval Fail Sons: Wenceslas IV & Sigismund
this time, we embark on another occasional series we're going to do from time-to-time going forward and this one is all about Medieval fail sons who squandered the fortunes, power, and goodwill engen…
01:14:02 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
Courtly Entertainers
in this episode, we discuss the entertainment that you would see at a Medieval court: troubadours, dancers, jugglers, and, of course, jesters. we take a look at these professions, what their performa…
01:13:24 |
Fri 11 Aug 2023
Markets and Market Towns
we're back to talk about a huge facet of Medieval life: going to the market. what were they like? what was a market town? what could you buy there? who went to market? how were they run? were Medieva…
01:01:51 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
Medieval Women: The Two Mary's
in this episode, we start an intermittently recurring series where we explore the lives and times of two famous Medieval women. and while these will usually be about women who lived and rose to promi…
01:09:15 |
Wed 26 Jul 2023
Medieval Mining
we are back and we're talking Medieval mining. we often discuss the elaborate jewels and metals used for ostentatious royal displays and the iron weapons shaped by blacksmiths for war but how does al…
01:13:32 |
Wed 19 Jul 2023
Ye Olde Patron Mailbag
it's time for another mailbag episode from our backlog of questions from our patrons. since we usually answer one question an episode, we can't possibly get to all the questions, so we do these mailb…
01:08:25 |
Wed 12 Jul 2023
Petro States for Wool
we are back and this time we're doing a deep dive into Medieval wool production and how it undergirded the economies of much of Europe and turned places like England, Flanders, and the cities of the …
01:11:53 |
Thu 06 Jul 2023
Wars of the Roses 5: One Rose to Rule Them All
So we finally come to the end of our series on the Wars of the Roses and technically the Hundred Years War too. We conclude both by discussing the Treaty of Picquigny, which ended the Hundred Years W…
01:25:49 |
Wed 28 Jun 2023
Wars of the Roses 4: The Yorkists Reign
better late than never, huh? we're back with part 4 of our series on The Wars of the Roses and this time it's the Yorkists turn to take full control and dash all their external enemies: Warwick the K…
01:24:35 |
Sat 24 Jun 2023
Wars of the Roses 3 - Royal Hot Potato
we're back with more wars and more roses. this time, the Yorkists finally take control of the conflict, depose the old king, and assume full regal power over the realm. they win some battles, the old…
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Wed 14 Jun 2023
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