18 episodes
Medieval Warfare podcast The History Network
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4.0 • 4 Ratings
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A history podcast about the Middle Ages and warfare during those times. From knights to Vikings, crusaders to kings, we will explore the medieval world and its military history.
Hosted by the editor of Medieval Warfare magazine, this podcast features guests discussing various topics about warfare, including battles, sieges, weapons, military organization, chivalry and more.
We will have conversations with the leading historians and archaeologists in the field, who can tell us about the latest research and debate questions on medieval military history.
Look for at least one episode each month.
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The Global Middle Ages with Stephen Morillo
In this episode we talk with Stephen Morillo, whose interest in military history takes him from Anglo-Norman England to medieval Japan.
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Researching military history
Clifford Rogers is our guest on this episode of the podcast. A professor of history at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Rogers is well known for his work on military revolutions and the Hundred Years War.
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Museums and the Middle Ages
This summer we had the chance to take in several museums and their medieval collections.
We talk about how to show the Middle Ages with Elisabeth Taburet-Delahaye, director of Musée de Clunyin Paris, and Bianca Gendreau, who curated the 'Medieval Europe - Power and Splendour' exhibition at the Canadian Museum of History. -
Æthelred the Unready and the Anglo-Saxon military
We talk Anglo-Saxon military history with Richard Abels, whose latest book, Æthelred the Unready: The Failed King, will be coming out later this year.
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The Warriors of Valhalla
We take a look into the world of Odin, Loki and Thor in this episode as were joined by Carolyne Larrington, author of The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes.
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Why Gawain was the best knight
We're joined by Daniele Cybulskie, aka The Five Minute Medievalist, to talk about the Arthurian legends, and why she thinks that Sir Gawain was the greatest knight from the Round Table.
Customer Reviews
Not bad
A pretty good overall topic but the interviewing needs to be more focused on content. A more experienced, confident or calmer interview style would help. Perhaps in time it will get a stronger rhythm to the show as a whole.