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Gone Medieval

From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people: Gone Medieval is History Hit’s podcast dedicated to the middle ages, in Europe and far beyond.New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.A podcast by History Hit, the world"s best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow"s History Hit, The Ancients, and Betwixt the Sheets.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original

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32:32

Medieval Humour at Christmas

Gone Medieval ·

2023/12/18

Just like us, medieval people loved a bit of entertainment at Christmas.But what did they consider funny?How did humorous stories spread in a world where most people could neither read nor write?In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Eleanor Janega finds out more from Kleio Pethainou, who specialises in medieval comedy and storytelling, and also offers an authentic and bizarre Christmas Day story from the middle ages.This episode was produced by Rob Weinberg.For more about Kleio Pethainou, her

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32:46

Richard I's Consort: Berengaria of Navarre

Gone Medieval ·

2023/12/14

Berengaria of Navarre is mainly remembered for just one thing: being a Queen of England who never set foot in England, at least not as Queen.But all that is about to change as Dr Gabrielle Storey's forthcoming biography of Berengaria is set to shed more light on this neglected, English Queen Consort.In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis finds out more from Gabrielle about this fascinating woman.This episode was edited by Tean Stewart-Murray and produced by Rob Weinberg.Enjoy unlimited access

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40:45

5 Medieval Christmas Traditions

Gone Medieval ·

2023/12/11

In this episode of Gone Medieval, our co-hosts Dr. Eleanor Janega and Matt Lewis get together to revive some of the Christmas traditions that were commonplace in the Middle Ages - from the literal origins of the Yule log to having a procession to celebrate finding a duck in a drain!So grab a festive drink and a mince pie because Matt and Eleanor are ready to get serious about the silly season.This episode was edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Rob Weinberg.Enjoy unlimited access to

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41:20

Vikings in Medieval Baghdad

Gone Medieval ·

2023/12/07

In the ninth century, the Vikings earned a fearsome reputation by wreaking chaos on the coasts of western Europe. But what is perhaps less well known is that they also travelled eastwards. By sailing along the great rivers of north-eastern Europe, they reached Constantinople, the Caspian Sea and even Baghdad, the bustling heart of the mighty Islamic Abbasid Empire.In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis welcomes Dr. Cat Jarman back to the podcast to explore why Viking raiders traded the frozen

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42:13

Medieval Origins of Santa Claus: St. Nicholas

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2023/12/04

In many parts of Europe, before Christmas comes, you have first to celebrate one of the medieval period's favourite saints - Saint Nicholas of Myra.It's his legend and celebration that eventually transformed into our own Santa Claus.St Nicolas’s commemoration was a great excuse for medieval people to let down their hair and celebrate while still in the much more sombre and reflective period of Advent.In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by experiential archaeologist

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35:47

The Fall of Constantinople

Gone Medieval ·

2023/11/30

May 1453 saw Constantinople under siege - the culmination of an age long struggle between Christianity and Islam for control of the Eastern Mediterranean.The Ottoman leader Mehmed II had dreamed of possessing the city since he was a boy, and now the shining light of Christian civilization, that had lasted 1100 years, fell into the hands of Ottomans.In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis is joined by Prof. Marc David Baer to delve into this epochal moment in medieval history.This episode was

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39:35

The Rise of Constantinople with Bettany Hughes

Gone Medieval ·

2023/11/27

The city of Constantinople, founded by the Roman Emperor Constantine in 324 AD, was a glittering jewel in the eastern Mediterranean for more than a thousand years. Its dazzling cathedrals, ambitious emperors and mixing pot culture were the stuff of legend throughout Christendom. But how did it come to tower over medieval Europe as one of the continent’s foremost cities? And why did it earn such a lofty reputation?In today’s episode of Gone Medieval, Dr Eleanor Janega is joined by Bettany Hughes,

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41:08

Life on the Medieval Coast

Gone Medieval ·

2023/11/23

The popular BBC television series Villages by the Sea explores coastal life through the centuries. Its presenter Ben Robinson is an archaeologist with the fantastic job of exploring lost villages and uncovering their secrets, including those that give an insight into medieval life on the coasts of Britain.In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis is joined by Ben to talk about some of the series’ - and Britain’s - medieval highlights.This episode was produced by Rob Weinberg.Enjoy unlimited

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30:01

Leprosy in the Middle Ages

Gone Medieval ·

2023/11/20

Leprosy in the Middle AgesMedieval people were very concerned about how to deal with those in their midst who had leprosy, now called Hansen's disease. It's assumed today that sufferers were shunned from society, forced onto the margins, and generally hated.But in this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Eleanor Janega finds out from Professor Carole Rawcliffe about what was it really like to live with leprosy, both as a sufferer or as a member of the communities that needed to care for them.This episode

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48:43

Princes in the Tower: New Evidence Revealed

Gone Medieval ·

2023/11/16

For more than 500 years, history has judged that the Princes in the Tower were murdered on the orders of their uncle Richard III. Until now there has been very little proof - it is quite simply history’s greatest cold case. But this episode of Gone Medieval reveals new and compelling evidence about what happened to King Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York in 1483.Philippa Langley - best known for her role in finding and exhuming the remains of Richard III in 2012 - talks to Gone

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33:20

Burma: Medieval Superpower

Gone Medieval ·

2023/11/13

Burma – now Myanmar – was once a superpower playing a pivotal role at the crossroads of Asia.Located in one of the richest areas on the planet, it produced luxury goods, mediated trade and cultivated fantastic religious and urban landscapes, unlike anywhere else in the world.In today’s episode, Dr. Eleanor Janega visits a new exhibition at the British Museum with curator Dr. Alexandra Green to explore how Burma in the Middle Ages became a fertile ground for diverse cultures to flourish.This episode

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40:24

The Medieval Boleyns

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2023/11/09

From the fields of Norfolk to the royal court - via city commerce, local government, liberal education and numerous wedding bells - the Boleyns were just one of many newly prosperous and ambitious families seeking to make the best of a world that was being changed through famine, plague, revolt and civil war – but also opportunity.But while the Boleyns’ new-found wealth delivered power and status, they still lived in a violent world and life could be precarious.In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt

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34:16

How The Vikings Turned Christian?

Gone Medieval ·

2023/11/06

Denmark's King Harald Bluetooth was among the first Scandinavian rulers to officially embrace Christianity in the early 10th century. Norway followed later that century while Sweden's conversion occurred gradually in the following century.But contrary to the common narrative of Europe's military and religious conquest and colonisation of the region, what if rather than acting as passive recipients, Scandinavians converted to Christianity because it was in individual chieftains' political, economic,

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29:16

A Guide to Living in Dark Times with Weird Medieval Guys

Gone Medieval ·

2023/11/02

Olivia Swarthout prowls the web for little-seen snippets of medieval art and life, sharing it via the Weird Medieval Guys Twitter and instagram accounts, and podcast.Her new book, Weird Medieval Guys: How to Live, Laugh, Love (and Die) in Dark Times is a handy guide offering time-tested solutions for all of life's biggest problems, from becoming an irresistible suitor even though you can't joust to surviving encounters with rabbits and dragonsIn this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis meets Olivia

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37:40

Ghosts of Wales

Gone Medieval ·

2023/10/30

Wales has a wealth of ghost stories, including fantastical animals, flickering death omens and unseen things that go bump in the night. Whether these tales are based on true events, or are the creations of active imaginations, is known only to those who have experienced them – but what is certain is that their power to delight and scare us remains undimmed.In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Eleanor Janega meets renowned folklorists Delyth Badder and Mark Norman - host of the Folklore Podcast - to

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35:50

The Templars in Britain

Gone Medieval ·

2023/10/26

The Knights Templar have an enduring reputation―but not one they would recognise. Originally established in the twelfth century to protect pilgrims, the Order is remembered today for heresy, fanaticism, and even satanism. But the Templars were in fact dedicated peace-mongers at home, influencing royal strategy and policy, creating financial structures, and brokering international peace treaties.In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis talks to Dr. Steve Tibble, author of Templars: The Knights

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38:22

Kings of Medieval Ethiopia

Gone Medieval ·

2023/10/23

Overseeing a rich and diverse kingdom, Ethiopia’s medieval monarchs consolidated their power by claiming descent from the Biblical King Solomon. But why did they pursue long-distance diplomatic contacts with Latin Europe?In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Eleanor Janega meets award-winning historian Dr. Verena Krebs, who challenges the conventional narratives of African-European relations, arguing that African exploration of Europe was driven by aesthetic curiosity rather than military

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39:43

The Hundred Years War

Gone Medieval ·

2023/10/19

For the last several decades, Jonathan, Lord Sumption - former senior judge and medieval historian - has been crafting a monumental, five-volume history of the Hundred Years War, widely considered to be the definitive account of the conflict.The final volume, titled Triumph and Illusion, has recently been published. It tells the story of the collapse of the English dream of conquest and features such protagonists as Henry VI, Charles VII of France and the extraordinary Joan of Arc.In this episode of

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38:29

Eleanor of Aquitaine: Debunking the Myths

Gone Medieval ·

2023/10/16

On this special edition of Gone Medieval, Dr. Eleanor Janega pays a visit to our sister podcast Betwixt the Sheets to be the guest of its presenter Dr. Kate Lister.Eleanor of Aquitaine - probably the most powerful and wealthy woman in medieval Europe - needs little introduction to Gone Medieval listeners. But how true is what we know about her?Rumours abounded in her own time, and to this day, about Eleanor’s private life.Did she really have a love affair with her own uncle?What was her relationship

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31:22

Theoderic the Great

Gone Medieval ·

2023/10/12

In the year 493, the leader of a vast confederation of Gothic warriors personally cut down Odoacer, the man famous for deposing the last Roman emperor in 476.That leader became Theoderic the Great, a warrior-king who ushered in decades of peace and stability in Italy as king of Goths and Romans.Theoderic transformed his roving “warrior nation” from the periphery of the Roman world into a standing army that protected his taxpaying Roman subjects with the support of the Roman elite.He not only

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