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.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 15 hours 11 minutes
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episode 269: The Fall of Constantinople
May 1453 saw Constantinople under siege. In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis is joined by Prof. Marc David Baer to delve into this epochal moment in medieval history.
episode 268: The Rise of Constantinople with Bettany Hughes
How did the city of Constantinople come to tower over medieval Europe as one of the continent’s foremost cities? And why did it earn such a lofty reputation?
episode 267: Life on the Medieval Coast
TV presenter Ben Robinson joins Matt Lewis to take about the seaside settlements discovered by the BBC series Villages by the Sea.
episode 266: Leprosy in the Middle Ages
Medieval people were very concerned about how to deal with those in their midst who had leprosy..
episode 265: Princes in the Tower: New Evidence Revealed
Phillipa Langley reveals new and compelling evidence about what happened to King Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York in 1483
episode 264: Burma: Medieval Superpower
Burma – now Myanmar – was once a superpower playing a pivotal role at the crossroads of Asia. Dr. Eleanor Janega visits a new exhibition at the British Museum to explore how Burma in the Middle Ages became a fertile ground for diverse cultures.
episode 263: The Medieval Boleyns
Matt Lewis finds out more about the family behind England's most obsessed-over queen, Anne Boleyn.
episode 262: How The Vikings Turned Christian?
Did the Vikings convert to Christianity because they were truly touched by religion or was their new professed faith a means to an end
episode 261: A Guide to Living in Dark Times with Weird Medieval Guys
What time-tested solutions can the medieval period offer for all of life's biggest problems?
episode 260: Ghosts of Wales
Dr. Eleanor Janega finds out more about the unique qualities of folkloric ghost beliefs in Wales.