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

A podcast by Richard Abels

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48 Episodes

  1. An Anglo-Saxon Murder Mystery: How King Edward Became Edward the Martyr

    Published: 4/3/2022
  2. My Favorite Medieval Epic: A Tale of Violence, Vengeance, and Betrayal

    Published: 4/1/2022
  3. "The finest knight in all the world, part 2: William Marshal, baron, earl, and regent of England

    Published: 3/27/2022
  4. "The finest knight in all the world": the practical chivalry of Sir William Marshal

    Published: 3/16/2022
  5. Is (Medieval) Chivalry Dead?

    Published: 2/26/2022
  6. The Holy Grail: From Medieval Romance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, by way of Nazis and The Da Vinci Code.

    Published: 2/15/2022
  7. Medieval Movies: The Good, the Bad, and the ..... Not so Bad

    Published: 2/3/2022
  8. There is more truth in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” than you might think (remastered sound)

    Published: 1/22/2022

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Talking about popular conceptions of the Middle Ages and their historical realities. Join Richard Abels to learn about Vikings, knights and chivalry, movies set in the Middle Ages, and much more about the medieval world.