Episodios

  • Medieval Love Letters with Ad Putter and Myra Stokes

    Medieval Love Letters with Ad Putter and Myra Stokes
    Aug 14 2025
    The people of the Middle Ages were no strangers to Cupid’s arrows, and just like us, they loved a good love letter. But in a world where literacy rates were far below what they are today, who was writing their most heartfelt feelings down? And how do we know? This week, Danièle speaks with Myra Stokes and Ad Putter about where we find love letters, and the way people wrote and sent them, along with a couple of spicy – and hilarious – examples.

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    43 m
  • Marco Polo and his World with Sharon Kinoshita

    Marco Polo and his World with Sharon Kinoshita
    Aug 7 2025
    He's one of the most popular figures in all of medieval history, and his book was a bestseller for literally centuries. So what do we know about the life and times of Marco Polo? This week, Danièle speaks with Sharon Kinoshita about why Marco travelled so far, what sort of detail he wanted to share with his readers, and what was going on in the world around him.

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    48 m
  • Episode 300!

    Episode 300!
    Jul 24 2025
    This week, in celebration of Episode 300, Danièle answers your questions on everything from Hastings to hose, with a couple of surprises along the way.

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    48 m
  • Vikings Behaving Reasonably with Robert Lively

    Vikings Behaving Reasonably with Robert Lively
    Jul 17 2025
    If you asked the average person how Vikings solved their problems, they probably wouldn’t say through lawyers. And yet, early Scandinavian people were sticklers for due process. This week, Danièle speaks with Robert Lively about how a person became a Viking lawyer, what the process was for solving disputes, and how fixing bad behaviour worked in this shame-based culture.

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    44 m
  • Elephants and Ivory with John Beusterien

    Elephants and Ivory with John Beusterien
    Jul 10 2025
    Elephants were known throughout most of the medieval world, even if most people had never encountered one, themselves. In bestiaries, elephants are praised for their long memories, intelligence, and monogamy. And, of course, their ivory. This week, Danièle speaks with John Beusterien about elephants and ivory in medieval China and Spain, including how elephants were put into service, and how ivory was used and traded across the world.

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    50 m
  • Royal Grief in Medieval Iberia with Nuria Silleras-Fernandez

    Royal Grief in Medieval Iberia with Nuria Silleras-Fernandez
    Jul 3 2025
    For three medieval Iberian queens, grief - and the way they expressed it - had immense and far-reaching consequences. This week, Danièle speaks with Núria Silleras-Fernández about what grief and widowhood were "supposed" to look like, how grief and madness were thought to be intertwined with love, and how the grieving women in the famous Isabella the Catholic’s family shaped the history of Spain and Portugal.

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    57 m
  • Mysterious Manuscripts with Garry Shaw

    Mysterious Manuscripts with Garry Shaw
    Jun 26 2025
    There are several famous examples of mysterious medieval writing, including the so-far unbreakable Voynich Manuscript. So, what secrets were medieval people trying to hide? And why? This week, Danièle speaks with Garry Shaw about who was encrypting their manuscripts, the codes they used, and the centuries of attempts to crack the Voynich Manuscript.

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    55 m
  • Johannes Gutenberg with Eric White

    Johannes Gutenberg with Eric White
    Jun 19 2025
    There are a lot of gamechanging inventions that shifted the trajectory of the Middle Ages, but one machine managed to hit at just the right time and place to create a massive enterprise in medieval Europe, with consequences that touched the entire globe: Gutenberg's printing press. This week, Danièle speaks with Eric White about Johannes Gutenberg’s life, his early entrepreneurship, and the invention that changed the world.

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    52 m