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

48 Episodes

1. Con games, scams, and deceits of the medieval Near East exposed: "The Book of Charlatans"

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

   Published: 8/3/2024
3. The Battle That Destroyed the Military Forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: Hattin (1187)

   Published: 6/19/2024
4. Norway's highest-grossing film: Liv Ullmann's Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)

   Published: 6/6/2024
5. Medieval Adultery in the Movies (with Kat Tracey)

   Published: 6/5/2024
6. Medieval Adultery in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Opera and Literature (with Kat Tracey)

   Published: 5/25/2024
7. Medieval adultery, part 2 (with Kat Tracy): Tristan and Iseult and a late twelfth-century "National Enquirer" story

   Published: 5/7/2024
8. Jerusalem in the Twelfth Century (with Dr. John Hosler)

   Published: 4/16/2024
9. St. Thomas Becket, 2: the Martyrdom

   Published: 4/2/2024
10. Medieval Adultery (with Kat Tracy), part 1: Lancelot and Guinevere

    Published: 3/26/2024
11. St. Thomas Becket, part 1: King Henry II and his Chancellor, Thomas Becket

    Published: 3/10/2024
12. What Was A "Crusade"?

    Published: 3/2/2024
13. Crusading Warfare in the East, 1099-1187

    Published: 2/26/2024
14. Medieval Romance: The Knight with the Lion

    Published: 2/11/2024
15. The Mongol Conquest of Baghdad (1258)

    Published: 1/27/2024
16. Beowulf (2): translations, adaptations, and movies!

    Published: 12/23/2023
17. Beowulf

    Published: 12/14/2023
18. Hanukkah and Christmas in the Middle Ages, and the Puritan War on Christmas

    Published: 12/1/2023
19. The Medievalists' "F-Word": Feudalism

    Published: 11/17/2023
20. Alfred the Great, Part 3: A Chat with Professor Ryan Lavelle

    Published: 10/14/2023