Cadaver Synod: Trial of a Dead Pope
What could drive a pope to put a corpse on trial? In 897, Rome staged one of the Middle Ages’ strangest spectacles: the Cadaver Synod, where...
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20 of 521 episodesChristine de Pizan: Pioneering French Feminist
How did a widowed mother transform loss, politics and misogyny into one of the most accomplished literary careers in medieval history? From...
Saving Byzantium
Did Constantinople’s fall in 1453 end the Byzantine Empire as neatly as we think? Dr. Eleanor Janega and Dr. Laura Bolick unpack the Empire'...
Offa, King of the Mercians
Was Offa a tyrant whose reputation was forever tainted by the killing of his prospective son-in-law? Or a visionary ruler whose achievements...
Challenging the Pope: The Avignon Papacy
Who would pick a fight with the Pope?? Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega dive into the explosive clash between Pope Boniface VIII and Philip...
Legends of Richard the Lionheart
Was Richard the Lionheart really England’s greatest medieval hero? Or is he one of history’s most successful myths, more heroic in legend th...
How To Do Celtic Magic
What's the best cure for a hangover? What's the most effective way to curse your enemies? How do you keep demonic powers at bay? The medieva...
The Bishop who Took Down Richard II
What makes an Archbishop one of the most hated figures in British history? And does Thomas Arundel truly deserve to be branded the greatest...
The Betrayal of Thomas Becket
"Who will rid me of this troublesome priest?!" These words supposedly uttered by a King over 800 years ago set in motion a chain of gruesome...
What Are the Late Medieval Ages?
Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega dive into the chaos of the late Middle Ages; from the Great Famine and the Little Ice Age to plague, peasa...
The Women Who Ruled Medieval Burgundy, and Europe
What if the most powerful warlords in medieval Europe were women? From wine country to empire, Burgundy’s Duchesses brokered marriages, bull...
A Complete History of Medieval Ireland
What happens when a kidnapped teenager returns to the land of his captors to change it forever? Dr Eleanor Janega and James Hawes romp throu...
1066 New Discovery: The Myth of Harold's March
What if one of the most famous stories in English history never happened? What if King Harold did not march his exhausted troops 200 miles b...
Viking Scotland: The Siege of Dumbarton
What happens when Vikings stop raiding and start laying siege to a mighty rock fortress on the Clyde? Matt Lewis is joined by Todd Ferguson...
Early Medieval Croatia
What if everything you think you know about medieval Croatia is wrong? Dr Eleanor Janega is joined by Professor Florin Curta to uncover how...
The Mongols and the Fall of the Crusaders
In the mid‑13th century, the Mongols seemed unstoppable until a former slave‑soldier stood in their way. Mamluk Sultan Qutuz of Egypt defied...
Crusaders in Crisis: The Rebel Emperor & the Siege of Constantinople
Crusading in the 13th century was brutal, chaotic and transformative. Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by historian Dr. Tom Smith to uncover fai...
How Islam came to Iran
How did Islam first take root on Iranian soil? What did medieval Iran - or Persia - look like before and afterwards? How do those early enco...
The Crusades: Battle for the Holy Land
Today we dive into the Second and Third Crusades with major players Eleanor of Aquitaine, Saladin and the bold entrance of Richard the Lionh...
The First Crusade: The Road to Jerusalem
In 1095, Pope Urban II’s fiery sermon lit the fuse for a so‑called holy war in the Holy Land. In the first episode of a new series, Dr. Elea...
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