Supplemental: Let's Get Gothic!
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4 Apr 202028min
Supplemental: Let's Build a Cathedral!
While we all shelter in place, I thought I would put out a few fun supplemental episodes on cultural topics that I have not been able to fit into the narrative. This first episode in the series looks ...
29 Mar 202024min
Episode 123: The Summer of Death
We return to the plague narrative proper in this episode. Edward III sits victorious upon the medieval English throne fresh from victories in France. However, the Black Death cares not for kings or vi...
27 Mar 202025min
Episode 122: The Hundred Years War
We back the narrative up a little bit this time to catch up with England and France before continuing with the Black Death. In this episode, Edward III becomes King of England in his own right and the...
13 Mar 202053min
Episode 121: The Perils of the Papacy
We continue tracking the Black Death as it moves from Italy to France in this episode. First we follow the plague to Marseilles and see our first anti-semitic response to the mounting death toll. Then...
28 Feb 202032min
Episode 120: The Final Word
In this episode, we continue our Black Death narrative. Last time we considered the impact of the plague on medieval Genoa and Venice. This time we turn to Florence, Siena, and Rome. From Florence we...
14 Feb 202030min
Episode 119: Dealing In Death
In this episode, we follow the Black Death as it moves from Sicily to Italy - striking the Italian cities of Genoa and Venice.
31 Jan 202017min
Episode 118: First Blood
We resume our narrative proper and take up the story of the Black Death in this episode. Now, the Black Death finally arrives in Europe in 1347 via, according to some truth and a lot of legend, the Ge...
17 Jan 202024min
