The Medievalists' "F-Word": Feudalism
Send us Fan Mail “Feudalism” was once accepted by academic and popular historians alike as a defining, if not the defining, feature of medieval society. For military historians, the High Middle Ages, ...
17 Marras 202346min
Alfred the Great, Part 3: A Chat with Professor Ryan Lavelle
Send us Fan Mail In our third and final episode of the series, Richard talks with Professor Ryan Lavelle of the University of Winchester in the U.K. about Alfred the Great. Dr. Lavelle is a leading ex...
14 Loka 202343min
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 Loka 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 Syys 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 Touko 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 Huhti 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 Maalis 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 Helmi 20231h 4min
