How the Middle Ages Influences Music Today
In our modern and digital age, contemporary music has many influences: heartbreak, war, even climate change. But what about the Middle Ages? Has the artistry and literature of the medieval period had ...
18 Mar 202332min
Lies that Misled Medieval People
Everyone lies from time to time but some lies have had a particular influence on world events and have even been a major factor in shaping history. In the Middle Ages, for example, how did an outlandi...
14 Mar 202330min
Battle of Towton
What do skeletal remains from the fifteenth century tell us about one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the Wars of the Roses? The Battle of Towton — fought on 29 March 1461 in North Yorkshire —...
11 Mar 202333min
Medieval Women with Eleanor Janega
What made for the ideal woman in the Middle Ages? In her new book The Once and Future Sex, Dr. Eleanor Janega looks at what beauty, sexuality, work and social status meant for medieval women. Despite ...
7 Mar 202339min
Erotic Medieval Poet: Gwerful Mechain
Wales in the Medieval period had a thriving bardic tradition and one poet is particularly fascinating. Gwerful Mechain lived in the second half of the fifteenth century. She left a body of work that i...
4 Mar 202323min
Vikings & The Rus in Medieval Ukraine
One year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. While the invasion and subsequent war have largely been driven by modern geopolitics, the history of the two countries has also played a part, especially that of ...
28 Feb 202328min
Birth of Cornwall
In the fifth century, Western Europe began remaking itself in the turmoil that followed the collapse of the Roman Empire. In south-west Britain, old tribal authorities and identities reasserted themse...
25 Feb 202335min
The Gough Map: One of Britain's Earliest Maps
Maps. They are an essential part of modern life. But when and how did people in medieval Britain first start mapping their surroundings? The Gough Map was one of their first attempts. Compiled in the ...
21 Feb 202336min
