Episódios

  • Medieval Vampire Epidemics with John Blair

    Medieval Vampire Epidemics with John Blair
    Oct 30 2025
    As the nights get longer and spookier, there's one thing that's guaranteed to make our hair stand on end: corpses that just won’t stay dead. Especially the ones interested in eating us. This week, Danièle speaks with John Blair about who refused to rest in peace in the Middle Ages, how medieval people attempted to keep the dead buried, and why some hauntings reached epidemic proportions.

    You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists
    Exibir mais Exibir menos
    49 minutos
  • The Two Hundred Years' War with Michael Livingston

    The Two Hundred Years' War with Michael Livingston
    Oct 23 2025
    Although a lot of medieval history is murky, the whys and wherefores – not to mention the timeline – of the Hundred Years’ War are firmly nailed down. Or are they? This week, Danièle speaks with Michael Livingston about why the Hundred Years’ War should actually be called the Two Hundred Years’ War, what actually touched off the conflict, and why we should question everything.

    You can support this podcast on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/medievalists
    Exibir mais Exibir menos
    45 minutos
  • Medieval Animal Names with Ben Parsons

    Medieval Animal Names with Ben Parsons
    Oct 16 2025
    Since time immemorial, we've given animals names, from the sublime to the utterly ridiculous. For everyone who’s looked at a puppy or a kitten and wondered what it should be called – and then called it an embarrassingly silly nickname anyway – this episode is for you. This week, Danièle speaks with Ben Parsons about what medieval people named their pets and working animals, how we know about them, and which animals are still called by their medieval nicknames.

    You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists
    Exibir mais Exibir menos
    44 minutos
  • Medieval Wolves with Elizabeth Marshall

    Medieval Wolves with Elizabeth Marshall
    Oct 9 2025
    In the dark forests of the Middle Ages – and the modern stories we tell about it – lurks a powerful, beautiful predator. Sometimes big and bad, sometimes a figure of admiration, the medieval wolf was such a big part of English culture, that it found its way not just into stories, but into the language itself. This week, Danièle speaks with Elizabeth Marshall about where we find wolves in medieval sources, how early English writers saw them, and how wolves both add to – and steal – language.

    You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists
    Exibir mais Exibir menos
    39 minutos
  • A New History of the Fourteenth Century with Helen Carr

    A New History of the Fourteenth Century with Helen Carr
    Oct 2 2025
    The fourteenth-century is one of the most turbulent periods in European history. Famine, war, plague, royal depositions – you name it, this century’s got it. This week, Danièle speaks with Helen Carr about how England fared in these wild times, what her take is on some famous Plantagenets, and why we need to take a fresh look at this calamitous century.

    You can support this podcast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/medievalists
    Exibir mais Exibir menos
    38 minutos
  • Medieval Wills and Testaments with Robert A. Wood

    Medieval Wills and Testaments with Robert A. Wood
    Sep 25 2025
    One of the difficult truths of life in the Middle Ages is that death was never far away. While the vast majority of medieval people owned far fewer possessions than we do today, they were just as concerned with making sure everything was taken care of according to their wishes before they passed. This week, Danièle speaks with Robert A. Wood about medieval wills, funerals, and some memorable bequests.

    You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists
    Exibir mais Exibir menos
    29 minutos
  • Forensic Medicine and Death Investigation with Sara Butler

    Forensic Medicine and Death Investigation with Sara Butler
    Sep 18 2025
    Everyone loves a good medieval whodunit, but how did real people investigate homicides in the Middle Ages? What did they look for? And how did they decide if a person’s death was an unfortunate accident or foul play? This week, Danièle speaks with Sara Butler about forensic medicine, and how death investigation was conducted in medieval England.

    You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists
    Exibir mais Exibir menos
    49 minutos
  • History in Flames with Robert Bartlett

    History in Flames with Robert Bartlett
    Sep 11 2025
    Part of the reason a lot of people figure nothing much went on during the Middle Ages is because we’ve lost a whole lot of sources telling us what actually did happen. Through malice and misfortune, medieval manuscripts have been destroyed in their thousands. So, how do we know what may have gone up in smoke? And what can we do to keep our beloved manuscripts safe? This week, Danièle speaks with Robert Bartlett about the manuscripts we’ve lost by accident and by design, and how these precious documents are being preserved today.

    You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists
    Exibir mais Exibir menos
    46 minutos