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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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33:52

The Picts and their Language

Gone Medieval ·

2023/01/10

The Picts who lived in what is now northern and eastern Scotland in the Early Medieval period spoke the Pictish language. But for centuries, the origins of Pictish have been hotly debated.In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Cat Jarman finds out all about the Picts and their language, and what insights are emerging from the latest research, with Dr. Guto Rhys.This episode was edited by Anisha Deva and produced by Rob Weinberg.If you’re enjoying this podcast and are looking for more fascinating

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42:34

The Death of Edward II

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2023/01/07

January 2023 is Matt Lewis’s Mystery Month on Gone Medieval and for his first foray into the unsolved enigmas of the Middle Ages, Matt looks into the death of King Edward II.Most historians agree that Edwarddied at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire on 21 September 1327, but some think he may have died much later.His death though was "suspiciously timely”. Was he murdered with a red-hot poker as the propaganda against him soon afterwards suggested? What proof exists to suggest that he may have died

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38:34

Vikings in Poland

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2023/01/03

Poland is not normally thought of as an important part of the Viking world. But as a key geographical location on the Baltic Sea, it was in fact a crucial meeting point between east and west. So what kind of presence did the Vikings have in Poland? And what was the connection between the region and the legendary Jomsvikings, and with King Harald Bluetooth?In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Cat Jarman discovers more from Dr. Leszek Gardeła, an archaeologist and senior researcher at the National

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34:34

Vikings: Surviving Winter

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2022/12/27

Vikings are often depicted as fearless warriors, but they were not immune to the harsh realities of northern weather. They not only survived in countries such as Greenland and Iceland but thrived. How did they adapt to the unforgiving ice and snow?In this episode of Gone Medieval, first released in 2021, Dr. Cat Jarman is joined by James McMullen to explore elements of Viking settlement and winter survival - from insulating clothing, skating, and saga sources to social adaptations and housing.If

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24:23

The Real 'Good King Wenceslas'

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2022/12/20

At this time of year, many of us will find ourselves singing about a royal personage who braves the snow onthe Feast of Stephen– theSecond Day of Christmas – so that he can distributealmsto a poorpeasant.But who was the real Good King Wenceslas and was he as pious and saintly as the Christmas song suggests?In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Cat Jarman is joined by Czech historian Dr. David Kalhous to learn about the tenth century Bohemian Duke, posthumously declared to be a king and patron saint

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41:55

Finding Richard III

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2022/12/17

In recent weeks, cinema audiences have been enjoying The Lost King, which tells the story of the efforts of amateur historian Philippa Langley to findthe remains of Richard III - lost for more than 500 years - beneath a social services car park in Leicester.In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis meets Philippa to hear the story of this amazing discovery.This episode was edited and produced by Elena Guthrie and Rob Weinberg.We've also been nominated for Best History Podcast and the Listener's

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29:15

Battle of Maldon

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2022/12/13

Dr. Cat Jarman finds out more about a fragment of Old English poetry that depicts one of the defining conflicts of 10th century England - the Battle of Maldon.Its 325 lines immortalise the bloody defence by Earl Byrhtnoth and the Anglo-Saxons against the Vikings which took place on the banks of the River Blackwater in Essex in the year 991.Cat talks to Dr. Mark Atherton - author of The Battle of Maldon: War and Peace in Tenth-Century England- who describes the circumstances of the battle and

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30:05

Origins of Carols

Gone Medieval ·

2022/12/10

The Christmas carols we sing each year share roots in medieval church music. But as Matt Lewis finds out in this episode, carols were not just for Christmas but could be sung in different settings all your round.To find out the origins of carols, Matt talks to Micah Mackay, who is a doctoral candidate researching medieval carols at Balliol College, Oxford.This episode was edited and produced by Rob Weinberg.We've also been nominated for Best History Podcast and the Listener's Choice Award at the

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40:30

Cult of St. Swithun

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2022/12/06

According to tradition, if it rains on Saint Swithun's bridge in Winchester on St. Swithun’s day — 15 July — it will continue for 40 days.But who was the real Swithun?And why has his historical importance as an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester been overshadowed by his reputation as a miracle worker?In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Cat Jarman finds out more about Swithun from Associate Professor Karl Christian Alvestad from the University of South-Eastern Norway.This episode was edited by

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32:40

Jews in Medieval England

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2022/12/03

Medieval England’s relationship with the Jewish community was complex and, at times, brutally violent and cruel. In 1290, the entire population of some 3,000 Jews was expelled from the country by King Edward I.In this edition of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis talks to Dr. Dean Irwin, whose research into Jewish moneylending activities sheds a fascinating light on the life of Jews in Medieval England, and the outbreaks of persecution against them.This episode was edited and produced by Rob Weinberg.For

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33:21

Myths and Nature in Medieval Britain

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2022/11/29

Humanity's relationship with the wilderness has been a theme of myths and legends for thousands of years. Such stories can offer a unique insight into the medieval mind and its concept of the wild.In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Cat Jarman ventures out into ancient Selwood Forest in Wiltshire with Amy Jeffs - author of Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain - to reflect on our ancestors’ travels through fen and forest in the Middle Ages.This episode was edited and produced by Rob Weinberg.If

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34:57

Mongol Empire

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2022/11/26

The Crusades are well-known but only part of the complex history of the medieval Near East. During the same era, the region was completely remade by the Mongol invasions.In a single generation, the Mongols upended the region’s geopolitics. In this edition of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis talks to Dr. Nicholas Morton, author of The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East, about the conquests that forever transformed the region, while forging closer ties among societies spread

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25:13

Hanseatic League

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2022/11/22

Growing from a fewNorth Germantowns in the late 12th century, the Hanseatic League — apowerful network of merchantguildsandmarket towns— dominated trade across almost 200 settlements in seven modern-day countries. But how did it function and manage to become so successful over such a vast region?In this edition of Gone Medieval, Dr. Cat Jarman finds out more about the Hanse from Dr. Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz.This episode was edited and produced by Rob Weinberg.For more Gone Medieval content, subscribe

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41:33

The Rise of Christianity

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2022/11/19

In the fourth century AD, the Christian faith exploded out of Palestine, overwhelming the paganism of Rome, converting the Emperor Constantine in the process. Almost a thousand years later, all of Europe was controlled by Christian rulers, and the religion was deeply ingrained within culture and society.In this edition of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis talks to Professor Peter Heather, author of Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion, about how Christianity rose to wield authority across nearly all of

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35:23

878 AD: A Key Anglo-Saxon Year

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2022/11/15

878 AD witnessed a pivotal moment in the history of England as an emerging, unified nation, with the defeat of the Vikings by Alfred the Great at the Battle of Edington. Now, a new immersive history experience is opening in Winchester, titled 878 AD.Winchester featured heavily in the world ofAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, and the experience draws heavily on imagery and assets from the game to create an engaging representation of the city at the time.In this episode ofGone Medieval, Dr. Cat Jarman is

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27:58

Executions in Medieval London

Gone Medieval ·

2022/11/12

Public executions were a major part of Londoners’ lives from the 12th century right through to the 19th. Now the Museum of London Docklands has brought the rarely told and often tragic human stories behind these events to a superb new exhibition, containing a range of fascinating objects, paintings and projections, many of which have rarely been seen in public.In this edition of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis explores some of the exhibition’s Medieval stories and items with curator Meriel Jeater.The

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32:00

Britain’s Lost Kingdoms

Gone Medieval ·

2022/11/08

Britain was once a mosaic of small kingdoms, some of which have vanished without a trace. In his new bookLost Realms, Thomas Williams, uncovers the forgotten stories of nine kingdoms that fell while others - such as Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria and Gwynedd - prospered.In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Cat Jarman talks to Thomas Williams whose close scrutiny of Britain’s ancient landscape has resurrected a lost past.This episode was edited by Thomas Ntinas and produced by Rob Weinberg.If you’re

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22:20

The Czech Braveheart: Jan Žižka

Gone Medieval ·

2022/11/05

Jan Žižka is the legendary Czech national hero who led Hussite forces against three crusades and never lost a single battle. His rise to military greatness is now told in the feature film titledMedieval, starring Ben Foster and Sir Michael Caine - the most expensive Czech film ever made.In this episode ofGone Medieval, Matt Lewis finds out more about Jan Žižka and the film from its director Petr Jákl and writer Petr Bok.This episode was edited by Anisha Deva and produced by Rob Weinberg.For moreGone

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26:24

Vikings in Britain: New Evidence

Gone Medieval ·

2022/11/01

Archeological evidence of the Vikings as far north as Northumbria has practically been non-existent. On Gone Medieval in May 2021, Dr. Cat Jarman reported on a brand-new Viking site in Northumberland, 15 years after metal detectorists started carefully documenting their finds in the area.In this edition of Gone Medieval, Dr. Cat Jarman is joined by Dr. Jane Harrison and Dr. Jane Kershaw who report on new discoveries at the site which reveal more fascinating details about life and industry at the

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51:58

Vlad the Impaler

Gone Medieval ·

2022/10/29

Vlad the Impaler - Vlad Dracula - is one of history’s most brutal figures, who has enjoyed a bizarre afterlife as a cult character. Although a hero to his Romanian countrymen, the name Dracula has since become a global byword for horror.In this Hallowe’en edition of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis finds out more about Vlad the Impaler’s dramatic life and career from Gavin Baddeley, co-author ofPrince Dracula: The Bloody Legacy of Vlad the Impaler.**WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of

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