Medieval podcast episodes

From beavers to whales, Lee Raye discusses wildlife found across medieval Britain that has since gone extinct from the region

Katherine Harvey discusses whether attitudes to sex in the Middle Ages were really so different from our own

Anthony Bale recounts the sensational story of Margery Kempe, a medieval mystic whose autobiography offers a glimpse into 15th-century life

Matthew Gabriele and David M Perry challenge some widely held views about the history of medieval Europe

Dr Kristina Richardson discusses her research into little-studied travelling communities of the medieval Middle East, uncovering lost languages and early printing methods

Elizabeth Boyle explores what early medieval literature can tell us about the lives and emotions of people in the middle ages

Catherine Hanley traces the great conflicts, and occasional friendships, between the rulers of medieval England and France

Janina Ramirez explains why medieval polymath Hildegard of Bingen deserves recognition today

Forgery was the dirty little secret of the Middle Ages. Levi Roach explains who counterfeited medieval manuscripts and why

Thomas Williams challenges the traditional story told about early medieval Britain

Charlotte Cooper-Davis details the life and legacy of the prolific medieval author and poet, Christine de Pizan

Ryan Lavelle explores revolts against authority in the 11th century

Verena Krebs reveals what diplomatic missions sent by the Christian leaders of Ethiopia can tell us about the kingdom’s place in the medieval world

Miri Rubin, Dean Irwin and Toni Griffiths examine what the extraordinary life story of Licoricia of Winchester can reveal about the experiences of Jews in medieval England

Dr Benjamin Pohl explores the role of monks and abbots in the Middle Ages, and asks: why did they write histories?

Seb Falk highlights the surprising sophistication of scientific research in the Middle Ages

Charles West offers his thoughts on some important moments in early medieval Europe

A decade since it first aired, Carolyne Larrington explores the medieval world that inspired the fantasy epic

Jim Leary explains how people in prehistory and the Middle Ages moved around the world

Matthew Stevens tackles listener questions on the history of the Welsh regions during the Middle Ages

Eels were a mainstay of the economy in the Middle Ages, and also a part of the developing English identity, as John Wyatt Greenlee explains

In the final episode of this series of History’s Greatest Mysteries, medieval historian Helen Carr describes the events of the ‘dancing plagues’

Dr Rory Naismith answers listener questions on Britain in the early Middle Ages

Valerie Hansen surveys the state of the world a millennium ago and argues that this was a crucial moment in the story of globalisation