MW07 - Which Medieval Battle Would You Like to Witness?

05/16/17 • 30 min

We bring Michael Livingston and Kelly DeVries to talk about which battles from the Middle Ages we would have really liked to have seen firsthand.

It’s a wide-ranging conversation that takes from Hattin to Bruges and from Rhodes to Crecy. Unsung heroes, amazing encounters, and a little Monty Python in this conversation that we recorded at the International Congress on Medieval Studies.

We bring Michael Livingston and Kelly DeVries to talk about which battles from the Middle Ages we would have really liked to have seen firsthand.

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MW06 - The many versions of King Arthur

Just in time for the latest movie about the legendary medieval ruler, we speak with Christopher Berard about King Arthur.

From the earliest stories of how he would return from the dead to the role he played in medieval politics, the story of Arthur is one that continues to fascinate us.

Sorry about the audio we recorded at this conference, we know its not great but we thought the content was interesting enough to share. Next time we're on location we'll do better....

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MW08 - The Medieval Centre, Denmark

Peter is joined by Peter Vemming of the Medieval Centre in Demark.

The Middelaldercentret is an experimental living history museum in Denmark, which depicts the middle ages in the Denmark of the late 14th and early 15th centuries.