The First English Autobiographer: Margery Kempe
Margery Kempe was an English Christian mystic, known for writing "The Book of Margery Kempe", a work considered by some to be the first autobiography in the English language. She's also thought to be ...
10 Mai 202229min
The Wars of the Roses: Origins
The Wars of the Roses is a complex and fascinating period of English history that dominates the second half of the 15th century and leads to the rise of the Tudor dynasty. It’s often characterised as ...
7 Mai 202238min
Valkyries
In Norse mythology, the Valkyries determine who lived and who died on the battlefield. Translated as “Chooser of the Fallen” in Old Norse, they’re often depicted as supernatural women who guide the so...
3 Mai 202233min
Medieval Masters of Invention
In today’s Gone Medieval podcast, Matt Lewis joins Dallas Campbell - host of our sister podcast Patented: History of Inventions - to explore the role of medieval monks in inventing. Seeing scientific ...
30 Apr 202236min
The Dynasty that Transformed Southern India
Histories of India usually concern themselves with events and invasions in the subcontinent’s North, while the rest of India’s rich story is often reduced down to little more than dry footnotes. Now h...
26 Apr 202220min
Global Middle Ages with Peter Frankopan
The term “Middle Ages” is commonly used but really only applies to a Western European view of history. It was created at the beginning of the Early Modern period in England to categorise what had gone...
23 Apr 202228min
The Northman: How to Put Vikings On Screen
The Northman now showing in UK cinemas is an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father's murder. Its director Robert Eggers has described it as the “most ...
19 Apr 202228min
Origins of Easter
Easter today is marked by chocolate eggs and two Bank Holidays - in the Medieval world it had a deeply spiritual significance.But it wasn’t without its share of celebration and merrymaking too.In this...
16 Apr 202216min
