Táin Bó Cúailnge - Part 4
Today we are continuing our look at the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an Irish Saga from the Ulster Cycle of Sagas. As a reminder we are using the translation of ...
2 Feb 37min
The Táin Bó Cúailnge - Part 3
Today we are continuing our look at the Tain Bo Cuilange, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an Irish Saga from the Ulster Cycle of Sagas. Now where we last left off, Medb and Ailill, t...
23 Jan 57min
The Táin Bó Cúailnge - Part 2
Today we’re continuing on with the Táin Bó Cúailnge (the Cattle Raid of Cooley), using the Penguin Classics translation by Ciaran Carson. The pair follow Queen Medb and Ailill's army as it marches for...
26 Nov 202549min
The Táin Bó Cúailnge - Part 1
Today we are talking about the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an Irish Saga from the Ulster Cycle of Sagas. The Ulster Cycle includes around 80 stories about the p...
10 Nov 202528min
The Lioness of Brittany
Today we are talking about Jeanne de Clisson, otherwise known as the Lionness of Brittany. Jeanne’s story features war, love, piracy, and of course murder. Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder!...
3 Nov 202545min
Interview with Author of Nicked - MT Anderson
Today we have a very special guest on the podcast, M.T. Anderson who is the New York Times best-selling author of Feed, a National Book Award finalist and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; T...
1 Sep 202558min
Love Triangle: The Murder of Thomas Arden
Today we are talking about a very popular, if you can call it that, murder from the 1500s that features a love triangle, a failed poisoning and much more - it's the murder of Thomas Arden! Thank you f...
24 Aug 202526min
Mystic Burning: The Murder of Marguerite Porete
Today we are talking about the murder of Marguerite Porete, who, while little known to most people, is a fascinating woman whose life ended terribly - featuring the inquisition and the Beguin movement...
11 Aug 202527min
