Alfred the Great, Part 2: A Chat with Professor Barbara Yorke
Send us Fan Mail This is the second of a three part series about King Alfred of Wessex (reigned 871-899), the only English king to be called "the Great." In this episode Ellen and I chat with Dr. Barb...
5 Okt 202344min
King Alfred: was he really all that 'great'?
Send us Fan Mail After a hiatus we are back with the long promised episode about King Alfred of Wessex (871-899), the only English king to be called "the great." In this episode, Richard gives an over...
28 Sep 20231h 7min
Mongols
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I interview my special guest Dr. Nicholas Morton, author of The Mongol Storm (Basic Books, 2022), about the Mongols and their invasion of and impact upon the thirteent...
26 Maj 20231h 11min
Robin Hood in Movies and Television
Send us Fan Mail This is the second half of a two-part series about the legendary medieval outlaw Robin Hood. In the first episode, my co-host Dr. Jennifer Paxton and I discussed the evidence for a hi...
6 Apr 20231h 35min
Robin Hood: Origins
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Richard and Dr. Jennifer Paxton of The Catholic University of America search for a historical Robin Hood and explore the medieval and Tudor stories about the heroic ...
23 Mars 202355min
"The Northman"
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Richard and his special guest and co-host Dr. Christine Senecal of Shippensburg University discuss the 2022 Viking movie "The Northman." Director and co-screenplay wr...
15 Feb 20231h 4min
Vikings!
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Richard and Ellen discuss who and what vikings were historically, and how they were depicted in the Middle Ages and modern times. The episode focuses upon the first c...
27 Jan 20231h 3min
Some thoughts about Hanukkah by a (secular) Jewish medieval historian
Send us Fan Mail This is a short end of the year episode. It's exactly what the title says, just some thoughts about the role of Hanukkah in contemporary America and the Middle Ages. Happy Holidays f...
25 Dec 202224min
