Medieval podcast episodes
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MembershipaudioThe Fifth Crusade: triumph, disaster and the battle for Egypt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Thomas Smith explains how the crusaders came astonishingly close to conquering Egypt during the dramatic Fifth Crusade
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MembershipaudioHow to survive a day in the 14th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Ian Mortimer guides us through a day in the 1300s – from waking up on a straw mat to smelling your neighbour's cesspit – and teaches us how medieval people navigated the perils of daily life
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MembershipaudioWas Elizabeth Báthory really a serial killer?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Shelley Puhak reveals the truth behind the legend of Elizabeth Báthory – from political disinformation to rumours of a supernatural pretzel
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MembershipaudioThe astonishing laws of medieval Wales. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Sara Elin Roberts explores the remarkable medieval Welsh laws attributed to Hywel Dda, revealing a legal system designed to keep society functioning in a turbulent age
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MembershipaudioTimur: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Justin Marozzi explores the life, conquests and enduring legacy of the ruthless empire-builder
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MembershipaudioRetracing Eleanor of Castile's final journey. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Alice Loxton retraces Eleanor of Castile’s 200-mile funerary journey, uncovering the life, legacy, and love story of the medieval queen
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MembershipaudioHow to stay healthy in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Katherine Harvey reveals the ways in which medieval people thought about their bodies and minds, and how they tried to live long, healthy lives
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MembershipaudioThe forgotten wars that redefined Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Aleks Pluskowski traces the story of the Baltic crusades and their transformative impact on eastern Europe
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MembershipaudioThe real women behind Europe's greatest legends. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Janina Ramirez considers the lives of some of history's most celebrated women to unfurl the legends that have shaped nations
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MembershipaudioAssassins vs Templars. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Steve Tibble explores how fear, loyalty, and faith shaped the two medieval orders – and how myth and memory transformed them into enduring symbols of secrecy, power, and intrigue
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MembershipaudioEmpress Matilda: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Catherine Hanley reassesses the legacy of Empress Matilda, revealing a story that shines a spotlight on how gender and power collided in the 12th century
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MembershipaudioHow warhorses transformed medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
From Hastings to Bosworth, Robert Liddiard and Oliver H Creighton reveal how cavalry shaped a nation's history
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Membershipaudio11th-century Europe: not just the Norman Conquest. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Charles West explains how the 11th century saw a raft of major changes and a plethora of significant events that extend beyond the Norman Conquest
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MembershipaudioEl Cid: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Professor Nora Berend traces the life and times of El Cid, the medieval warlord who fought for both the Christian and Muslim rulers of the Iberian Peninsula
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MembershipaudioEurope's last pagans. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Francis Young shares the surprisingly long story of the non-Christian parts of Europe
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MembershipaudioSlavery on the medieval Silk Road. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Claire Taylor explores the realities of slavery along the Silk Road during the Middle Ages, revealing its scale, diversity and cultural significance
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MembershipaudioExploring the medieval world with Marco Polo. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Sharon Kinoshita explores the the remarkable journeys of the medieval merchant who travelled to the court of Kublai Khan and beyond
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MembershipaudioSecrets of medieval manuscripts. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Michelle P Brown explores centuries of medieval British history through the illuminated manuscripts the era produced
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MembershipaudioOwain Glyndŵr: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Gideon Brough chronicles the rise of the Welsh national hero, famed for rebelling against the English crown in the late Middle Ages
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MembershipaudioThomas Aquinas: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Robert Pasnau explores the life of one of the most influential philosophers and theologians of medieval Europe
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MembershipaudioPlague, famine and chivalry: a human history of the 14th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Helen Carr explores the tumultuous 14th century through the lives of three different kings
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MembershipaudioTroubadours: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Linda Paterson answers your questions on the innovative poets and composers of the Middle Ages
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MembershipaudioThe 93 penises of the Bayeux Tapestry. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The Bayeux Tapestry tells the story of the Norman Conquest, and also contains 93 embroidered penises – Professor George Garnett explains why
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MembershipaudioJoanna Plantagenet: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Catherine Hanley uncovers the remarkable life of a princess and queen who proves that Richard the Lionheart wasn’t the only force to be reckoned with in the Angevin dynasty
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