Folgen

  • The New-Old Misconceptions

    The New-Old Misconceptions
    Jun 11 2025
    folks, we tried to stay out of the game but they keep pulling us back in. we don't want to do episodes where we solely focus on misconceptions about the Middle Ages but the new crop of Christian Nationalists and reactionaries make it unavoidable. there's little they love more than coming up with bullshit narratives about the Middle Ages and, specifically, Medieval Europe. so we take a look at 6 of the these new misconceptions, which are actually just ones that have been around forever but are being reheated. we talk about China's level of technological advancement, whether the Crusades were bad, retvrn, and much more! enjoy!
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    1 Std. und 12 Min.
  • Al-Andalus 4: Alhambra and Everything After

    Al-Andalus 4: Alhambra and Everything After
    Jun 6 2025
    folks, we're gathered here today to pay respects to Al-Andalus. All good things must come to an end and this is no different. so we trace how it all came apart for Muslim Iberia as the disunified, quarreling Christian states of Iberia began working together and the Christian reconquest effort became a reality. but there's also some rays of sunshine here as we get to talk about the staying power of the Emirate of Granada, Alhambra, the lasting legacy of Al-Andalus, and much more.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    1 Std. und 16 Min.
  • Al-Andalus 3: A Golden Age

    Al-Andalus 3: A Golden Age
    May 28 2025
    folks, we're back with part 3 of our series on Al-Andalus, aka Muslim Iberia from 711-1492. this time, we trace the history of Al-Andalus up through the rise of the Almoravid dynasty in the late 11th century and how the Christian response coalesced almost from nothing in 1063 with the Siege of Barbastro thanks to a little help from the Pope. we talk about how this is different from the standard Christian Nationalist Reconquista narrative and then a bit about El Cid. then, finally, we talk about the myriad contributions to culture, society, religion, science, and art that Al-Andalus produced as it was a massive contributor to the wider Medieval Islamic Golden Age (768-1260). check us out!
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    1 Std. und 21 Min.
  • An-Andalus 2: The Real Battle of Tours

    An-Andalus 2: The Real Battle of Tours
    May 21 2025
    folks, we are back with our series on Al-Andalus, aka Muslim-controlled Medieval Iberia, and it's time to talk about one of the most famous incidents in its 700-year history: the Battle of Tours. though it was a large battle for the time and contemporary accounts give us a decent picture, Tours and Christian leader Charles Martel have been the benefactors of over a millennia of propaganda, painting it as the first salvo in the big, "civilizational conflict" between Christianity and Islam. we discuss what actually happened, why the truth matters, and why contemporary and postmodern scholars agree but everyone in between certainly did not.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    1 Std. und 19 Min.
  • Al-Andalus 1: Total Umayyad Victory

    Al-Andalus 1: Total Umayyad Victory
    May 15 2025
    folks, today we embark on a new series about a place in the Medieval world we haven't covered much yet, Al-Andalus, aka the Muslim rule over the Iberian Peninsula. Al-Andalus is incredibly important to the formation of European states and the growth and power of the Catholic Church as well as a vital center for Islamic martial, political, and cultural influence for more than 700 years. so, we needed to cover it and now we are. we start with the background on the Iberian Peninsula following the fall of Western Rome, then discuss the rise of the Umayyad Caliphate and its massive empire, and the Muslim invasion and conquest of Iberia. enjoy!
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    1 Std. und 14 Min.
  • May Questions

    May Questions
    May 8 2025
    folks, we're back with a new mailbag episode as we continue to catch up on the backlog of patron questions. why are we doing it right after the last Q&A? well, frankly, Luke had to travel and didn't have time to write and research a full new episode, so here we are. we answer questions about Medieval joke foods, Qin Shi Huang's mercury-laden tomb, pigeons, Medieval publication timing, the overlapping mystical traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and more!
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    1 Std. und 13 Min.
  • Medieval Conclaves

    Medieval Conclaves
    Apr 30 2025
    folks, as you might know, there's a papal conclave coming up, what with the passing of Pope Francis and all that, so we decided to talk about the Medieval conclaves. now, technically, conclaves didn't begin until 1059 CE but we're not letting that stop us, we're going all the way back to The Rock himself, Peter, and talking about papal succession through the ages. mostly because, if you only start in 1059, you miss a lot of fun stuff like a barbarian king imposing a law on the Church to tell them to tone down the money spent on papal elections and something called the Pornocracy. then we get to the later Medieval and Early Modern papal conclaves, which are also fun.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    1 Std. und 10 Min.
  • April Questions

    April Questions
    Apr 23 2025
    folks, we're back with more patron questions to answer. we are still catching up, so we dive in and discuss Medieval reclamation of pagan myths, land management practices, political pragmatism, funerary customs, regional political differences, weird English town names, and whether the Catholic Church could've successfully reformed itself enough to stave off the Reformation. check it out!

    English town names mentioned:
    • Wolfardisworthy
    • Goonhilly
    • Westward Ho!
    • Polzeath
    • Tredinnick
    • Alnwick
    • Leominster
    • Frome
    • Wymondham
    • Godmanchester
    • Meopham
    • Weston Super-Mare
    • Yeovil
    • Honiton
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    1 Std. und 10 Min.