Scotland and the Wars of the Roses with Michael Brown
There’s a beautiful country that every once in a while comes to the forefront of our collective consciousness to steal our hearts. But Scotland isn’t a country that just appears out of the mist from t...
6 Aug 57min
The Travels of Mar Yahballaha and Rabban Sawma with Thomas A. Carlson
Pretty much everyone has heard about Marco Polo and his thirteenth-century journey from Italy to China. But just as the Polos were making their way east, two other intrepid travellers were making the ...
30 Jul 57min
350 Episodes: A Celebration
In honour of 350 episodes of The Medieval Podcast, Danièle celebrates the amazing progress that's been made in Medieval Studies since 2019.This podcast is made possible by the generous support of list...
23 Jul 29min
Replay: Live at Leeds with Eleanor Janega
It’s summertime and your friendly neighbourhood medievalist is taking a much-needed week off, so here's a blast from the not-so-distant past. This episode was recorded live at the International Mediev...
16 Jul 39min
Widow City with Anna Wainwright
Although death is just a natural and expected part of life – especially in the Middle Ages – it’s also an event that forever alters the lives of those left behind. For medieval women, widowhood change...
9 Jul 50min
A Medieval Paper Armoury with Chassica Kirchhoff
To picture the Middle Ages is to picture knights in shining armour. Custom-made, fashionable, and often beautiful, medieval armour was more than just practical: it was art. And in the late Middle Ages...
2 Jul 46min
The Peasant Kitchen with Luis Almenar Fernández
So often, we see the homes – and lives – of peasants represented as drab and empty. But the reality is bright, busy, fashionable, and colourful. This week, Danièle speaks with Luis Almenar Fernández a...
25 Jun 53min
