The Medieval Podcast

This week, Danièle speaks with Dr. Valerie Hansen to get a global perspective on the Middle Ages at the turn of the millennium, including how cultures were connecting in the year 1000, what goods peop...

18 Jun 202038min

This week’s episode is about one of the places where art and memory, serious messages and playful doodles intersect: graffiti. Danièle interviews Matthew Champion to find out about what sort of images...

11 Jun 202035min

We know for a fact that the medieval world was diverse, we know for a fact that civilizations outside of the major European nations were interesting, but at the moment, Medieval Studies is still a ver...

3 Jun 202012min

This week, Danièle speaks with Dr. Emma Levitt about tournaments and the joust in the Middle Ages. Dr. Levitt tells us all about how to score a joust, how the tournament changed over time, and how jou...

28 Mai 202037min

This week, Danièle tells the story of one of her favourite queens, Isabella of France, who went from being a child bride to storming England and toppling an anointed king.This podcast is made possible...

21 Mai 202044min

This week, Danièle takes on five common myths about medieval peasants.This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval hi...

14 Mai 202036min

This week Danièle talks about castles: what they were like, what they were for, and where we get some of the everyday words we use to describe them.This podcast is made possible by the generous suppor...

30 Apr 202031min

This week Danièle shares three funny tales by Franco Sacchetti, written to entertain Italians during the tough times they experienced in the fourteenth century.This podcast is made possible by the gen...

23 Apr 202030min