Medieval Archives
Illuminating the Dark Ages for the Digital World. The Medieval Archives podcast transports you back to an age of heroic kings, gallant knights and pious bishops. Separate fact from fiction and find out how the men and women of the middle ages really lived.
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MAP#67: Warrior Princess: Female warriors of the Middle Ages
Women in the Middle Ages were docile, meek and subservient. ...
Women in the Middle Ages were docile, meek and subservient. Or at least that's what we were led to believe. But that isn't always the case. In previous lessons we looked at Black Agnes, the defender of Dunbar Castle and Melisende, the Queen of Jerusalem.
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MAP#66: The Battle of Sluys (1340)
The Battle of Sluys was the first major battle of ...
The Battle of Sluys was the first major battle of the Hundred Years' War. There were a few battles before it but nothing that compared to the size and ramifications of Sluys. The Hundred Years' War was a series of wars between England's Plantagenet Dyn...
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MAP#65: The Pardoner’s Tale (Canterbury Tales)
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales toward the end of ...
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales toward the end of the 14th century. The tales are a story telling contest by a group of pilgrims traveling to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. -
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MAP#64: Terry Brooks and The Shannara Chronicles
While browsing a B. Dalton bookstore in 1987 I happened ...
While browsing a B. Dalton bookstore in 1987 I happened upon a book with a glowing sword on the cover. The description talked of Skull Bearers, trolls, dwarfs, elves and a powerful Sword of Shannara. I was sold!
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MAP#63: Marc Morris, King John and the Road to Magna Carta
This year marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. ...
This year marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. The medieval King responsible for the document is King John of England. - He didn't create it, but it was his turbulent reign that caused the Barons to create the document.
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MAP#62: Kristie Dean and The World of Richard III
We are two weeks away from the beginning of the ...
We are two weeks away from the beginning of the Richard III re-interment ceremonies. Leicester will be packed with dignitaries, tourist and medievalists to witness the final procession of Richard from Leiscester to Bosworth and back. -
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MAP#61: David Monteith Dean of Leicester Cathedral and King Richard III
Three years ago archaeologists began a dig to discover the ...
Three years ago archaeologists began a dig to discover the lost remains of King Richard III. Unbelievably they found his remains the very first day! It took over a week of careful excavation to uncover and exhume his bones.
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The Vikings Podcast #301: Mercenary
Season 3 Premiere! What's in store for Ragnar and company ...
Season 3 Premiere! What's in store for Ragnar and company this year? A trip to Wessex, raids, glory? All that and more! Find out on another great episode of Vikings. - On this episode of The Vikings Podcast we'll review and recap the Season 3 premiere...
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MAP#60: Council of Constance: Heretics, Schism and the Teutonic Knights
Six hundred years ago Anti-Pope John XXIII called the Council ...
Six hundred years ago Anti-Pope John XXIII called the Council of Constance. It was an ecumenical council recognized by the Roman Catholic Church and began in November 1414. The main purpose of the Council was to end the Western Schism.
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MAP#59: Author Ian Macgill, 1066 and The Rhyme of King Harold
Journalist and author Ian Macgill found his writing passion traveling ...
Journalist and author Ian Macgill found his writing passion traveling through the jungles of South America. As a young man Ian was awarded the Winston Churchill fellowship and traveled through South America studying ancient sites.
