Offa of Mercia: Laying the Foundations of a Kingdom of England (with Prof. Rory Naismith)
Send us Fan Mail Offa, king of Mercia from 757 to 796, was the most powerful and successful Anglo-Saxon ruler of pre-Viking England. Today Offa is probably best remembered for Offa's Dyke, a massive 1...
21 Mai 1h 18min
Sieges, Chivalry, and Medieval Warfare: Dr. Larissa Tracy's podcast, "Medieval Mischief and Mayhem" (with Dr. Richard Abels) (E23 2026))
Send us Fan Mail As I did with the episode I scripted for the podcast BEEF about the conflict between King Philip the Fair of France and Pope Boniface VIII, today I am posting an episode from another...
13 Mai 1h 20min
The Knights Templar, Part 3: From History to Legend (with Steve Tibble)
Send us Fan Mail This is our third and final episode on the crusading order of the Knights Templar. In today's episode, my cohost Dr. Steve Tibble and I talk about the "afterlife" of the Templars, and...
30 Apr 50min
The Knights Templar: The Trial and Suppression of the Order (with Steve Tibble)
Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is the second in a three part series on the Crusading military order of the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, more commonly known as the Templa...
16 Apr 1h 7min
The Knights Templar, Part 1: the Templars in History (with Steve Tibble)
Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is the first of a two-part series on the notorious Christian military order, The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, more commonly known as th...
15 Mar 1h 7min
Knights, Samurai, and the Myth of Japanese Feudalism: A Conversation with Professor Stephen Morillo
Send us Fan Mail Until now, "'Tis But A Scratch: Fact & Fiction About the Middle Ages" has dealt with medieval Europe and the Middle East. In this episode, we branch out to a more global perspective b...
4 Mar 1h 8min
1066 And All That: The Significance of the Norman Conquest (with Dr. Jennifer Paxton), part 2
Send us Fan Mail It has been several months since I posted the first half of a two part series on the significance and consequences of the Norman Conquest with my good friend and colleague Dr. Jennife...
12 Feb 1h 27min
Episode 70: What we can learn about medieval people from their bones and teeth. A conversation with Professor Alison Beach
Send us Fan Mail And now for something completely different! In this episode, we are not going to be talking about kings or popes, crusades, wars, or political events. Instead, we will be examining th...
24 Jan 1h 5min
