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The Medieval Podcast
Hosted by Danièle Cybulskie · EN
A friendly podcast on all things medieval. Join host Danièle Cybulskie each week as she interviews the world's experts on topics ranging from pigs, to Persian poetry, to the Plantagenets.
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September Book Roundup
Sep 19, 202400:21:06Tap to summarizeWhat's new and beautiful and hitting the medieval history section of the bookshop? This week, Danièle shares six new books spanning art, gunpowder, translation, and medicine in the Middle Ages.You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists
Transcribe →Medieval Falconry with Yannis Hadjinicolaou
Sep 12, 202400:43:43Tap to summarizeIn the Middle Ages, falconry was one of the most popular pastimes across the known world. More than just a pleasant diversion in the countryside, it was a way to show status, education, sophistication, and leadership. This week, Danièle speaks with Yannis Hadjinicolaou about why falconry was so widely beloved, and such a popular metaphor for both love and power.You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists
Transcribe →Forging a Kingdom in the 11th century with Simon Doubleday
Sep 5, 202400:42:18Tap to summarizeIn the eleventh-century, Iberia was in the process of evolving networks of tiny villages into the powerful kingdoms we recognize from the end of the medieval period – sometimes by any means necessary. This week, Danièle speaks with Simon Doubleday about the ways in which Queen Sancha and King Fernando I shaped northern Spain and Portugal.Danièle's online course - Calamity and Change: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Century - begins on September 6th. Sign up at https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/calamity-and-change
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The Crusades with Andrew Latham
Jan 23, 201900:35:17Summary readyThe Crusades were a phenomenon that had profound consequences for Europe and the Middle East. Why did they begin and how did they evolve? Danièle is joined by Andrew Latham of Macalester College, author of Theorizing Medieval Geopolitics, to talk about the Crusades, including Richard the Lionheart's strategy during the Third Crusade.
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