King Henry V and the Agincourt Campaign (with Prof. Michael Livingston)
Send us Fan Mail In the previous episode, I chatted with Kelly DeVries about Joan of Arc as a military leader. One of her greatest contributions to the ultimate victory of France in the Hundred Years ...
14 Loka 1h 26min
Joan of Arc: Military Commander or Holy Cheerleader?
Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode concerns one of the most celebrated medieval people, Joan of Arc. She is among the best-known saints of the Middle Ages, especially among non-Catholics, and one of the...
29 Syys 1h 13min
Thucydides' Melian Dialogue: "the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must"
Send us Fan Mail Caveat auditor!. Listener beware! This episode is NOT about the Middle Ages, although it does touch upon medieval massacres toward the end. Rather, it focuses on a text I taught for y...
19 Syys 1h 4min
The Bayeux Tapestry: History and Interpretations
Send us Fan Mail As our regular listeners know, I am an Anglo-Saxon historian. Previously, I did several episodes with my good friend Dr. Jennifer Paxton on the Norman Conquest of my beloved Anglo-Sax...
10 Syys 57min
The Evolution of Castles and Siege Warfare in medieval Britain, part 2 (conversation with Paul Remfry)
Send us Fan Mail This is the second episode of a two-part series on the evolution of castle-building and siege warfare in Britain from the Norman Conquest through the fifteenth century. My very specia...
18 Elo 1h 13min
The Evolution of Castles and Siege Warfare in medieval Britain, part 1 (conversation with Paul Remfry)
Send us Fan Mail This is the first of a two part series on the evolution of castle-building and siege warfare in Britain from the Norman Conquest through the middle of the fifteenth century. My very s...
7 Elo 1h 29min
Medieval Fairs and Modern Renaissance Faires and Festivals (with Dr. Larissa "Kat" Tracy)
Send us Fan Mail Each year about three million Americans visit Medieval and Renaissance Faires and Festivals. Among the largest is the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival, about a half hour drive fro...
10 Heinä 1h 11min
The Crusades and the Wars for the Middle East (with Prof. Nicholas Morton)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Dr. Nicholas Morton returns to discuss his newest book, The Crusader Storm: A Global History of the Wars of the Middle East (Basic Books, 2026). With some rare excepti...
20 Kesä 1h
