The Peasants are Revolting Again
Luke and Eleanor close out the series on the peasants by finishing the final peasant revolts of the medieval era, including the Samogitian Uprisings and the only successful, European medieval peasant…
01:10:42 |
Wed 09 Jun 2021
The Peasants are Still Revolting
Luke and Eleanor are back for another episode on medieval peasants revolts and this time it's mostly about the English Peasants Revolt of 1381. we discussed how the revolt failed in its immediate goa…
00:58:18 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
The Peasants are Revolting
welcome back! in this episode, Luke and Eleanor discuss what happens when the peasants get fed up with everything and the world around them generally turned to shit: they rebelled against the nobilit…
01:05:23 |
Thu 27 May 2021
Peasant Mindset
Luke and Eleanor are back, continuing the series on the peasantry. This time, we get into the peasant mindset by seeing how they thought about themselves, what they did in their free time, and how ma…
00:55:43 |
Wed 19 May 2021
Enclosing the Peasants
Luke and Eleanor are back to continue the series of the peasantry and this time it's all about the process known as Enclosure and how it fundamentally altered property ownership forever by alienating…
01:06:36 |
Wed 12 May 2021
The Peasantry
Luke and Eleanor are back to begin a series on the peasantry. Who were they? What were their lives like? Were they all farmers? And much more! Also, a brief preview of our newest Patreon episode feat…
00:56:11 |
Thu 06 May 2021
Magna Carta
Luke and Eleanor are back to talk and very briefly sing about everyone's favorite worthless medieval piece of paper: Magna Carta. check it out to learn why Magna Carta doesn't really protect any righ…
01:12:33 |
Thu 29 Apr 2021
Let's Talk About Sex Again
Luke and Eleanor are back to talk about sex in the Middle Ages once again. We talk about the shortcomings of medieval sex ed, their views on the importance of virginity, and, of course, wooden dildos…
01:04:48 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Let's Talk About Sex
Luke and Eleanor return to break down some popular misconceptions about sex in the Middle Ages because, shockingly, pop culture has led us astray yet again and not everything was weird. church-based …
00:58:16 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
The Black Death 2
Luke and Eleanor are back to talk more about the Black Death, including its many recurrences, how it changed life for those who survived, and how it all applies to our lives after during and after th…
01:10:14 |
Wed 07 Apr 2021
The Black Death 1
Luke and Eleanor are back to talk about the utter horror of the Black Death, the way our ancestors coped with it, and what we can possibly learn about how to handle what looks like the end of the wor…
01:01:43 |
Thu 01 Apr 2021
The Crusades
Luke and Eleanor return to talk all about the Crusades, Crusader States, and when the whole damn ordeal actually ended. But first, the co-hosts read and discuss a fan review
01:07:00 |
Wed 24 Mar 2021
Judaism in the Middle Ages
Luke and Eleanor continue their series on medieval religion by focusing on Judaism, including the positives but also the many horrors visited upon the Jews during the Middle Ages that are still being…
00:58:26 |
Thu 18 Mar 2021
The Rise of Islam
Luke and Eleanor are back to discuss how Islam came to be in the Middle Ages, its rapid spread, the Moorish occupation of Iberia, and much more!
01:02:21 |
Thu 11 Mar 2021
The Hegemony of the Catholic Church
Luke and Eleanor are back to continue the series on religion in the Middle Ages. This time, they discuss the ever-expanding power of the Medieval Catholic Church, how Christianity began to spread out…
01:05:13 |
Wed 03 Mar 2021
Comparative Medieval Religion
Luke and Eleanor are back to start a series on religion in the Middle Ages. In this episode, we discuss the status of the major world religions at the beginning of the Medieval era, including the fal…
00:55:55 |
Thu 25 Feb 2021
Life was Cheap
Luke and Eleanor are back to discuss the common misconception that life in the Middle Ages was cheap and that people didn't really mourn their dead. also: all the reasons why you can't do a "faithful…
01:01:39 |
Fri 19 Feb 2021
What Are We Doing Here?
Luke and Eleanor are back to define things more fully, explain the scope of the show, and much more
00:46:07 |
Mon 08 Feb 2021
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