A History of Britain in 50 Documents
How do you go about finding your way around the history of a nation and a national identity? For the barrister and author Dominic Selwood, documents are the perfect window through which to watch a cou...
6 Aug 202229min
When War Veterans Excavate the Anglo-Saxons
Archaeology has a lot to contribute to our knowledge and understanding of the so-called Dark Ages, and every now and then new sites are found in places where we previously knew nothing about the peopl...
2 Aug 202227min
Eleanor of Aquitaine
From an age in which women’s lives were obscured and poorly recorded, one shines brightly from the darkness. Eleanor of Aquitaine - born 900 years ago - has been the subject of scandal and legend for ...
30 Jul 202253min
The Norse Walrus Ivory Trade Crash
The first of Greenland’s Viking settlements were established in the tenth century. But by the fifteenth century, they had all but vanished, their fate confounding generations of archaeologists. But ne...
26 Jul 202229min
Going to Church in Medieval England
Parish churches were at the heart of English social life in the Middle Ages. But how did they come into existence? Who staffed them? And how were the buildings used? In this episode of Gone Medieval, ...
23 Jul 202243min
How Trees Gave Places Their Names
Trees have been universally important to humanity throughout history - not only as the source of fruits and nuts, but also wood for tools, weapons and buildings, and fuel for transport.So integral wer...
19 Jul 202230min
England & France: Two Houses, Two Kingdoms
The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time when the close friendship or petty feuding between monarchs could determine the course of history. The Capetians of France and the Angevins of England ...
16 Jul 202237min
The Origins of Thor
Few early medieval gods are as well-known and as popular as Thor. He’s currently thrilling moviegoers worldwide with his new outing for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor: Love and Thunder. But behin...
12 Jul 202242min
