• 1 hour 47 minutes
    How eco friendly were the Middle Ages?

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    Were these guys hippies? Or were we already On One as a species? And is our current climate/nature/ecological crisis all the fault of Jesus?

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    10 November 2026, 8:33 pm
  • 1 hour 49 minutes
    Unsolved medieval mysteries

    It's our third halloween special! Talking about:

    -the codex gigas

    -the green children of woolpit

    -the erdstallen

    -the dancing plague

    -the voynich manuscript

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    26 October 2026, 9:51 pm
  • 1 hour 44 minutes
    Medieval hygiene

    As we all know, everyone in the middle ages lived and died in the muck. What's worse, they had no idea that being caked in shit and smelling terrible was bad. Or did they?

    Maybe instead they all just smelled like a mild curry...

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    14 October 2026, 5:36 pm
  • 1 hour 39 minutes
    Medieval medicine

    leech up, leech heads!

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    29 September 2026, 2:51 pm
  • 1 hour 49 minutes
    Was Mansa Musa the richest man in history?

    "PEOPLE OF CAIRO, YOU LISTEN TO ME. GO INTO THE TREASURY, AND PUT YOUR HAND IN THE CASH REGISTER FOR NO REASON. THAT MONEY IS YOUR MONEY AS OF RIGHT NOW."

    • al-Umari, attributed to Mansa Musa, 14th century

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    14 September 2026, 2:45 pm
  • 1 hour 32 minutes
    Peasant rebellions

    Why are peasants so revolting?

    17 June 2026, 2:52 pm
  • 2 hours 25 minutes
    Reviewing Medieval Movies

    The movies are back, or so they say. But what makes a good medieval movie? Historical accuracy? Satisfying storytelling? The quality of the tassels? To find out, Aran, Olivia and Joe Mason reviewed five movies. Some of them were good, some of them were interesting, and some of them were Braveheart.

    Films reviewed:

    • Braveheart (1995)
    • The Northman (2022)
    • The Green Knight (2021)
    • The Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
    • A Knight's Tale (2001)

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    25 May 2026, 9:30 pm
  • 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
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