Thucydides' Melian Dialogue: "the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must"
Send us Fan Mail Caveat auditor!. Listener beware! This episode is NOT about the Middle Ages, although it does touch upon medieval massacres toward the end. Rather, it focuses on a text I taught for y...
19 Sep 1h 4min
The Bayeux Tapestry: History and Interpretations
Send us Fan Mail As our regular listeners know, I am an Anglo-Saxon historian. Previously, I did several episodes with my good friend Dr. Jennifer Paxton on the Norman Conquest of my beloved Anglo-Sax...
10 Sep 57min
The Evolution of Castles and Siege Warfare in medieval Britain, part 2 (conversation with Paul Remfry)
Send us Fan Mail This is the second episode of a two-part series on the evolution of castle-building and siege warfare in Britain from the Norman Conquest through the fifteenth century. My very specia...
18 Aug 1h 13min
The Evolution of Castles and Siege Warfare in medieval Britain, part 1 (conversation with Paul Remfry)
Send us Fan Mail This is the first of a two part series on the evolution of castle-building and siege warfare in Britain from the Norman Conquest through the middle of the fifteenth century. My very s...
7 Aug 1h 29min
Medieval Fairs and Modern Renaissance Faires and Festivals (with Dr. Larissa "Kat" Tracy)
Send us Fan Mail Each year about three million Americans visit Medieval and Renaissance Faires and Festivals. Among the largest is the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival, about a half hour drive fro...
10 Jul 1h 11min
The Crusades and the Wars for the Middle East (with Prof. Nicholas Morton)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Dr. Nicholas Morton returns to discuss his newest book, The Crusader Storm: A Global History of the Wars of the Middle East (Basic Books, 2026). With some rare excepti...
20 Jun 1h
A Model Pre-Gregorian Reform Bishop: St. Ulrich of Augsburg
Send us Fan Mail Back in September Ellen and I did an episode on Popes Leo IX and Gregory VII and their promotion of the Gregorian Reform of the Church. Because my hosting platform informed me that I ...
27 Mai 20min
Offa of Mercia: Laying the Foundations of a Kingdom of England (with Prof. Rory Naismith)
Send us Fan Mail Offa, king of Mercia from 757 to 796, was the most powerful and successful Anglo-Saxon ruler of pre-Viking England. Today Offa is probably best remembered for Offa's Dyke, a massive 1...
21 Mai 1h 18min
