Gone Medieval

In medieval times, Britain was criss-crossed by pilgrim routes, that took in such world-famous sites as Canterbury and Lindisfarne as well as out-of-the-way locations along paths not so widely travelled. But why did people undergo pilgrimage? What were its benefits? And why did some send people in their honour?In this episode of Gone Medieval, first released in September 2021, Matt Lewis is joined by architectural historian Dr. Emma Wells as they discuss the practice that some might consider the beginning of tourism.Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Get a subscription for £1 per month for 3 months with code MEDIEVAL - sign up here.You can take part in our listener survey here.

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episode 282: King Arthur's Sex Life


Dr. Eleanor Janega pops across to our History Hit sister podcast Betwixt the Sheets to talk with Dr. Kate Lister and spill the beans on King Arthur.


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 January 16, 2024  38m
 
 

episode 281: Medieval Anatomy


How did medieval surgeons, doctors, monks and artists understand and depict the inner workings of the human body?


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 January 12, 2024  25m
 
 

episode 280: Harold Godwinson


In the first of a series surveying the road to the Battle of Hastings, Prof. Eleanor Janega finds out more about Harold Godwinson from Professor Levi Roach.


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 January 9, 2024  33m
 
 

episode 279: Tower of London: Most Infamous Prisoners


Matt Lewis joins Dan Snow to uncover the secrets embedded within the Tower of London's formidable walls


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 January 5, 2024  38m
 
 

episode 278: How To Keep Fit in the Middle Ages


How did medieval people manage to become and remain healthy and fit?


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 January 2, 2024  30m
 
 

episode 277: Joan of Arc


Matt Lewis is joined by Dr Hannah Skoda, to get to the heart of the real ‘Maid of Orléans’


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 December 29, 2023  46m
 
 

episode 276: The Rise of Christianity


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 the disparate peoples of medieval Europe.


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 December 26, 2023  40m
 
 

episode 275: What Food Did Medieval People Eat?


How did people in medieval Britain share the riches from our fields, dairies, kitchens and seas?


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 December 22, 2023  37m
 
 

episode 274: Medieval Humour at Christmas


What did medieval people consider funny? How did humorous stories spread in a world where most people could neither read nor write?


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 December 19, 2023  32m
 
 

episode 273: Richard I's Consort: Berengaria of Navarre


Dr Gabrielle Storey sheds light on this neglected, English Queen Consort.


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 December 15, 2023  32m