'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages

56 Épisodes

1. From Bishop of Rome to the Papal Monarchy: the early centuries

   Publié: 26/03/2025
2. El Cid, From History to Legend

   Publié: 26/02/2025
3. Tne Norman Conquest (with Dr. Jennifer Paxton), part 2

   Publié: 15/02/2025
4. The Norman Conquest, part one: From Cnut to the Death of Edward the Confessor

   Publié: 30/01/2025
5. Fall of the Roman Republic, part 3: From Octavian to Augustus

   Publié: 23/12/2024
6. Fall of the Roman Republic: From Sulla's March on Rome to Caesar's Assassination

   Publié: 20/12/2024
7. The Fall of the Roman Republic, Part 1: The Late Roman Republic in Theory and Practice

   Publié: 15/12/2024
8. A medieval election

   Publié: 11/11/2024
9. Con games, scams, and deceits of the medieval Near East exposed: "The Book of Charlatans"

   Publié: 19/10/2024
10. Crusaders and Settlers in the Holy Land: Who Went and Why

    Publié: 03/08/2024
11. The Battle That Destroyed the Military Forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: Hattin (1187)

    Publié: 19/06/2024
12. Norway's highest-grossing film: Liv Ullmann's Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)

    Publié: 06/06/2024
13. Medieval Adultery in the Movies (with Kat Tracey)

    Publié: 05/06/2024
14. Medieval Adultery in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Opera and Literature (with Kat Tracey)

    Publié: 25/05/2024
15. Medieval adultery, part 2 (with Kat Tracy): Tristan and Iseult and a late twelfth-century "National Enquirer" story

    Publié: 07/05/2024
16. Jerusalem in the Twelfth Century (with Dr. John Hosler)

    Publié: 16/04/2024
17. St. Thomas Becket, 2: the Martyrdom

    Publié: 02/04/2024
18. Medieval Adultery (with Kat Tracy), part 1: Lancelot and Guinevere

    Publié: 26/03/2024
19. St. Thomas Becket, part 1: King Henry II and his Chancellor, Thomas Becket

    Publié: 10/03/2024
20. What Was A "Crusade"?

    Publié: 02/03/2024