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The Medieval World

Welcome to The Medieval World Podcast, where we explore fun and interesting pieces of medieval history. Each Friday, I publish a new episode. In addition to episodes, check out my lectures below. If t... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

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Charlemagne 01: The Frankish World

Charlemagne 01: The Frankish World

Charlemagne is an oddity in the early medieval world. He’s odd not because of the things he did or how he acted. He’s od... Read more

1 Jan 2015

12mins

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Ancient Greece 01 - Early Writing Cultures

Ancient Greece 01 - Early Writing Cultures

There is something magical about the written word. It connects us to the past in a way no other technology can. With the... Read more

1 Jan 2010

16mins

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Medieval Europe 01: The Barbarian Kingdoms (476-533)

Medieval Europe 01: The Barbarian Kingdoms (476-533)

Welcome to the Middle Ages. If you are coming to these lectures having just finished my lectures on Rome, there will be ... Read more

1 Jan 2014

14mins

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Medieval Europe 13: The Anglo-Saxons (500-750)

Medieval Europe 13: The Anglo-Saxons (500-750)

In this lecture, we meet the Anglo-Saxons who were the combined groups of the Angles, the Saxons, and a few smaller grou... Read more

1 Jan 2014

15mins

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Charlemagne 02: The Institutions of the Frankish Kingdom

Charlemagne 02: The Institutions of the Frankish Kingdom

In the last lecture, we saw some of the salient features of the Frankish world. Towards the end, I noted the rise of an ... Read more

1 Jan 2015

13mins

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Rome 10: Second Century Military Changes

Rome 10: Second Century Military Changes

In the past lectures, we’ve seen the political results of these developments. In this lecture, I want to focus on the mi... Read more

1 Jan 2011

10mins

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Rome 11: Marius and Sulla

Rome 11: Marius and Sulla

In this lecture, I want to discuss the immediate effects of these reforms by looking at two individuals, Marius, the man... Read more

1 Jan 2011

8mins

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Rome 16: The Age of Augustus

Rome 16: The Age of Augustus

In the previous lectures, we saw the rise and fall of the First Triumvirate and the assassination of Julius Caesar. Caes... Read more

1 Jan 2011

12mins

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Ancient Greece 10: The Persian Wars

Ancient Greece 10: The Persian Wars

In the past few lectures, we have seen how certain poleis structured their government and we have learned a bit about An... Read more

1 Jan 2010

7mins

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Rome 03: The Ancient Italian Peninsula

Rome 03: The Ancient Italian Peninsula

In the past lectures, I spoke about the Ancient Mediterranean. We saw that this was a belligerent political arena fraugh... Read more

1 Jan 2011

13mins

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Medieval Europe 02: The Gothic War (535-554)

Medieval Europe 02: The Gothic War (535-554)

In the previous lecture we looked the Barbarian Kingdoms that popped up across Europe in the fifth century. As we saw, t... Read more

1 Jan 2014

13mins

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Charlemagne 04: Charles the Hammer

Charlemagne 04: Charles the Hammer

In the last lecture, we looked at the history of the Carolingian family up to Pippin of Herstal. In this lecture, we zoo... Read more

1 Jan 2015

14mins

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Medieval Europe 03: The Early Medieval Church (30-604)

Medieval Europe 03: The Early Medieval Church (30-604)

In the previous lecture, we saw the Byzantine Empire try and regain its holdings in the West. These attempts, while init... Read more

1 Jan 2014

24mins

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Charlemagne 06: Boyhood (742-755)

Charlemagne 06: Boyhood (742-755)

Heavy Interlude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/l... Read more

1 Jan 2015

7mins

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Ancient Greece 21: The Macedonian Wars

Ancient Greece 21: The Macedonian Wars

In the previous lecture, we examined the Pyrrhic War between Rome and King Pyrrhus of Epirus. I noted that this was the ... Read more

1 Jan 2010

7mins

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Charlemagne 03: The Carolingian Family

Charlemagne 03: The Carolingian Family

In the last lecture, we examined some of the key institutions of the Frankish realm. I briefly touched on some of the ea... Read more

1 Jan 2015

8mins

Ranked #17

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Rome 02: The Ancient Mediterranean

Rome 02: The Ancient Mediterranean

Welcome to the Ancient Mediterranean. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with it because it's going to be our home fo... Read more

1 Jan 2011

20mins

Ranked #18

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Medieval Europe 14: The Vikings

Medieval Europe 14: The Vikings

Heavy Interlude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/l... Read more

1 Jan 2014

14mins

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Medieval Europe 04: Monasticism

Medieval Europe 04: Monasticism

In the previous lecture, we saw the rise of the early medieval Church. We saw the solidification and concentration of po... Read more

1 Jan 2014

14mins

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Medieval Europe 17: The Year 1000

Medieval Europe 17: The Year 1000

Heavy Interlude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/l... Read more

1 Jan 2014

17mins

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