Medieval podcast episodes
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The dangers of medieval travel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Anthony Bale takes us on a guided tour of the medieval travel experience
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Medieval Stalingrad: The siege of Calais. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Dan Jones chronicles the brutal siege of Calais, an overlooked campaign in the Hundred Years’ War, and the focus of his new novel
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Letters from medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Karen Smyth delves into the rich archive of the Paston family to reveal what the story of one aristocratic dynasty can tell us about love, life and death between the 14th and 18th centuries
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Roger Mortimer: medieval rebel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Paul Dryburgh tells the story of the man who broke out of the Tower of London, and masterminded Edward II’s downfall
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Medieval popes: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Brett Whalen answers popular questions on the medieval papacy, from the exploits of anti-popes to an infamous trial of a pope's corpse
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Medieval manners: social etiquette in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Danièle Cybulskie cracks open the medieval rulebook to reveal the top dos and don'ts of the Middle Ages – including why you should never sneeze in the direction of a lord or lady
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Medieval manuscripts: an enduring obsession. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Christopher de Hamel introduces an extraordinary cast of historical characters, all of whom shared a burning passion for manuscripts
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The book that transformed medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Lydia Zeldenrust tells the story of the first book ever printed in the English language
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Why did medieval Europe become Christian?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Mark Pegg explores why Christianity came to dominate in Europe as the Roman empire disintegrated
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Curious cures for medieval maladies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
James Freeman discusses a new project that’s investigating medieval medicinal recipes to uncover how people coped with illness and ailments
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How did medieval people tell the time?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Gillian Adler and Paul Strohm explore the complex methods of timekeeping in the medieval period – from burning candles and sundials, to water clocks and the astrolabe
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Medieval monks: a day in the life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Danièle Cybulskie takes a closer look at the medieval monastic lifestyle and explores whether it can offer any lessons for today
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Medieval peasants: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Professor Christopher Dyer answers listener questions about the daily life of medieval peasants, from diets and dentistry to leisure and life expectancy
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Medieval women: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Eleanor Janega busts popular myths surrounding women in the Middle Ages, revealing how society was more open-minded than we might initially expect
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Dick Whittington: from medieval merchant to panto hero. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Michael McCarthy tells the story of the real-life Lord Mayor of London who inspired the famous pantomime character
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What can Richard I tell us about medieval masculinity?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Dr Gabrielle Storey investigates what Richard I can reveal about medieval concepts of masculinity, and why whispers about the crusader king’s sexuality might not be all they seem
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Medieval excommunication: eternal damnation or no big deal?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Felicity Hill explores what it meant to be excommunicated in Christian-dominated medieval Europe
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Medieval manuscript makers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Mary Wellesley uncovers the hidden stories of the artisans and authors behind medieval manuscripts
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Extinct animals of medieval Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
From beavers to whales, Lee Raye discusses wildlife found across medieval Britain that has since gone extinct from the region
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Sex lives of medieval people. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Katherine Harvey discusses whether attitudes to sex in the Middle Ages were really so different from our own
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Margery Kempe: medieval mystic. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Anthony Bale recounts the sensational story of Margery Kempe, a medieval mystic whose autobiography offers a glimpse into 15th-century life
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Shining new light on medieval Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Matthew Gabriele and David M Perry challenge some widely held views about the history of medieval Europe
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Lost languages & travelling communities: unexpected medieval histories. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Dr Kristina Richardson discusses her research into little-studied travelling communities of the medieval Middle East, uncovering lost languages and early printing methods
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Medieval emotions: were they like our own?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Elizabeth Boyle explores what early medieval literature can tell us about the lives and emotions of people in the middle ages