Eleanor of Castile
Eleanor of Castile married King Edward I of England as part of a political deal to affirm English sovereignty over Gascony. But the marriage was a very close one. Eleanor travelled extensively with Ed...
8 Elo 202341min
Magna Carta
One of the most important documents ever written, Magna Carta was sealed by King John after negotiations with his barons and their French and Scots allies at Runnymede in 1215.Magna Carta has inspired...
4 Elo 202339min
Medieval Booze with Eleanor Janega
In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis welcomes his new co-host, historian Dr. Eleanor Janega. For her first episode, Eleanor and Matt kick off with a quick fire round about some of her favourit...
1 Elo 202341min
England's First Female Sheriff: Nicholaa de la Haye
Nicholaa de la Haye’s strength and tenacity saved England at one of the lowest points in its history.She remained loyal to King John to the very end, even after most of his knights and barons had dese...
28 Heinä 202334min
How to Survive Plague and War in the Middle Ages
Throughout history, there have been plenty of hugely destructive, catastrophic moments. And yet somehow the human race managed to live on until today. So how did people in the Medieval period find way...
25 Heinä 202325min
Lost Vikings of Greenland
Is there a lost colony of Vikings somewhere in Greenland, shut off from the rest of the world? For hundreds of years, that question has taxed many minds for a variety of reasons that often reflect cha...
21 Heinä 202334min
Wars of the Roses: Jack Cade's Rebellion Explained
It’s one of the most dramatic stories you might never have heard. Featuring a seaborne assassination, a vengeful manhunt and London Bridge in flames, the rebellion of Jack Cade in 1450 shook the Engli...
18 Heinä 202337min
Beowulf
Composed towards the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the classic Anglo-Saxon epic poem that transcends its time to shed light on psychological and spiritual truths that still ring true today.S...
14 Heinä 202340min
