Pope Boniface VIII vs King Philip the Fair: Catholicism's Medieval Meltdown (an episode from the podcast "BEEF with Bridget Todd")
Send us Fan Mail After a summer hiatus “’Tis But A Scratch: Fact & Fiction About the Middle Ages” is back—well, not actually quite yet. I am busily working on the final two episodes of our series on t...
13 Sep 202558min
Mysterious Medieval Manuscripts: Interview with Garry J. Shaw
Send us Fan Mail Now for something completely different from tracing the development of the papacy from bishop of Rome to the papal monarchy--but, don't worry, I will be completing that series soon. ...
29 Maj 20251h 10min
The medieval papal conclave: starving cardinals into consensus
Send us Fan Mail I finally saw the movie "Conclave," and really enjoyed it. As you probably know, it is about the contentious election of a pope in a conclave of the college of cardinals. The movie, h...
16 Apr 202529min
From Bishop of Rome to the Papal Monarchy, Part 2: The Early Middle Ages
Send us Fan Mail In this second episode of a three part series, my favorite cohost Ellen and I survey the development of the papacy from the eighth through the early eleventh century. Among the topics...
9 Apr 20251h 32min
From Bishop of Rome to the Papal Monarchy: the early centuries
Send us Fan Mail In this first episode of a three part series, my favorite cohost Ellen and I survey the development of the papacy over its first seven centuries. I have to confess that along the way ...
26 Mars 20251h 23min
El Cid, From History to Legend
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I interview Professor Nora Berend of the University of Cambridge about her new book El Cid; The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary (Pegasus Books, 2025). We di...
26 Feb 20251h 3min
Tne Norman Conquest (with Dr. Jennifer Paxton), part 2
Send us Fan Mail This is the second of our two part series on the Norman Conquest. In it Jenny and I discuss the military challenges faced by King Harold Godwinson and Duke William of Normandy and the...
15 Feb 20251h 1min
The Norman Conquest, part one: From Cnut to the Death of Edward the Confessor
Send us Fan Mail This is the first half of a two part series on the Norman Conquest of England. My cohost for both parts is a veteran of this podcast, Dr. Jennifer Paxton of the Catholic University of...
30 Jan 20251h 6min
