• 1 hour 48 minutes
    Why don't we build cathedrals any more?

    Roger Scruton - In Defense of Booty

    11 May 2026, 5:24 pm
  • 1 hour 49 minutes
    Medieval Robots

    Wait, what? Are you for real? is this a bit you're doing?

    27 April 2026, 6:05 pm
  • 1 hour 38 minutes
    Did medieval people think the world was going to end in 1000 AD?

    It would only make sense, right? Why else would they call it millenarianism?

    13 April 2026, 4:27 pm
  • 2 hours 8 minutes
    How medieval scribes invented fonts

    And how Hitler made them illegal!

    30 March 2026, 11:02 pm
  • 1 hour 55 minutes
    Medieval travel writing

    Nothing beats a Jet 2 Holiday - except, of course, trekking thousands of miles across Central Asia to deliver spices, preach the gospel, or just see that's going on over there. The Mongol Empire facilitated an unprecedented transcontinental mobility, which a few people (mostly Europeans, go figure) wrote about. Some of that writing was genuinely insightful, and some was unitentionally hsyterical. Oh, and it led to the creation of one of history's most legendary archetypes: white boys who say Inshallah.

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    16 March 2026, 10:05 pm
  • 1 hour 46 minutes
    What did the mongol empire ever do for us?

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    2 March 2026, 9:47 pm
  • 1 hour 43 minutes
    The Order of Assassins

    In the medieval Middle East, no group was as feared as the Order of the Assassins - or as misunderstood. In this episode, Olivia and Aran chart the emergence of this deadly organisation and their role in the complex web of Middle Eastern politics. This episode has everything you could want: high-octane derring-do, arcane Islamic eschatology, thundering Mongol armies and yes: even a few scheming viziers.

    Come for the assassins, stay for Aran almost bursting a vessel trying to accurately explain all of early Islamic history in five minutes.

    17 February 2026, 9:50 am
  • 1 hour 44 minutes
    Medieval drinking culture

    Dry January is over! Wet February is here! What was it like to get drunk in the Middle Ages? Let's investigate......

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    2 February 2026, 9:23 pm
  • 1 hour 37 minutes
    Weird medieval mailbag #3

    Q&A with Aran and Olivia

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    19 January 2026, 5:40 pm
  • 2 hours 5 minutes
    The Norman Conquest part VI: The Book of Judgement

    Our series on the Norman Conquest finally comes to an end with a grand finale covering the aftermath of the events in Scotland, England, and Wales. Though William the Bastard may die 20 years after the conquest takes place, his actions will reverberate throughout history....

    6 January 2026, 9:55 pm
  • 1 hour 49 minutes
    The Norman Conquest episode V: The Lake of Blood

    It all comes down to this. Harold Godwinson, Harald Sigurdson, and William the Bastard are preparing their armies, for a tri-cornered showdown for the English throne.

    But what really happened in 1066? In this episode, Olivia and Aran will piece together Norman histories, Icelandic sagas, English chronicles, and one big tapestry, to assemble the events that would change England - and Europe - forever.

    22 December 2025, 12:00 pm
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