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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 202340min
How To Dress in the Middle Ages
What clothes would you have worn in the Middle Ages? What were the most fashionable hairstyles? How did your clothing denote social status? How did you wash your clothes?In this episode of Gone Mediev...
11 Jul 202329min
