Travel and Trade: Castle Stories Episode 6

The witch hurtling through the air on her broomstick is a familiar image around this time of year. So too is the image of the medieval period as full of angry and ignorant peasants roaming around look...

29 Okt 202115min

In this weeks episode of Castle Stories, David is taking a look at one of the most enduring, and weirdest, tales of Old Newcastle - the legend of the Flying Donkey. Join us and find out about rope dan...

8 Okt 202113min

The standard view of the medieval period is that it was a time when hygiene had been abandoned. Abandoning fancy Roman ideas like bathing, the average medieval person never washed and was consequently...

17 Sep 202116min

In this week’s episode of Castle Stories, George will be peering through his beer goggles at the world of booze in medieval Newcastle, with an overview of the kinds of alcoholic drinks that were avail...

27 Aug 202110min

Everyone knows that until “Columbus sailed the ocean blue” in 1492, every medieval sailor worth their salt thought that the Earth was flat and that sailing too far in any direction would lead to you p...

6 Aug 202112min

The stories of King Arthur are among the best-known literary works from medieval times, and have inspired countless novels, poems, TV shows and films over the years. Was there a real King Arthur who r...

16 Jul 202112min

Dragons are mythical creatures of fantasy, and although many people associate them with the world of knights and castles, there never were any real dragons in the Middle Ages, right? Well, you might b...

25 Jun 202116min

The chivalrous and honourable knight is a familiar figure from the medieval period, but just how much reality is there behind the romantic image of the knight in shining armour, fighting for king, cou...

4 Jun 202112min