Gone Medieval

Twice-weekly episodes on medieval history across Europe AI summary

History Hit Visit website › History · EN · 576 episodes · latest 2026-11-13

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From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people: Gone Medieval is History Hit’s podcast dedicated to the middle ages, in Europe and far beyond.New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, The Ancients, and Betwixt the Sheets.History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. How to Survive the Black Death

    2026-11-13 · 52 min · Episode 578

    How did humanity endure a plague that turned the living into "no more account than a dead goat"?Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega are navigating this medieval apocalypse, from terrifying buboes and public flagellation…

  2. Investigating Viking Burials

    2026-11-10 · 1 hr 0 min · Episode 577

    Who were the Vikings beyond the raiders and longships? What can their graves reveal about the people who built one of history's most remarkable societies?Archaeological science is revealing a civilisation far richer and…

  3. Robert the Bruce

    2026-11-06 · 1 hr 8 min · Episode 576

    Was King Robert the Bruce a true Scottish freedom fighter or a ruthless, self-interested politician?Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega are getting stuck into the riotous, bloody history of the legendary Scottish king,…

  4. Birth of Witchcraft

    2026-11-03 · 55 min · Episode 575

    How did harmless medieval healers become hunted as terrifying, devil-worshiping conspirators? Matt Lewis and Professor Marion Gibson explore the chilling origins of the witch trials; how a humiliated inquisitor named…

  5. The Hussite Wars: Bohemia vs. Rome

    2026-10-30 · 59 min · Episode 574

    Why would the execution of a single Czech priest spark decades of bloody revolution across Europe? In 1414, the outspoken reformer Jan Hus was promised safe conduct to a church council, only to be arrested, tried for…

  6. Royal Witch: Eleanor Cobham with Philippa Gregory

    2026-10-27 · 59 min · Episode 573

    In 1441, one of England's most powerful women was forced to walk barefoot through London's streets as a convicted sorceress. What drove Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, to the occult? Dr. Eleanor Janega sits down…

  7. Battle of Agincourt

    2026-10-23 · 1 hr 8 min · Episode 572

    The Battle of Agincourt is remembered as the ultimate David versus Goliath victory, where King Henry V’s small, exhausted army unleashed a devastating "hailstorm of arrows" to obliterate a French force twice their size.…

  8. Vikings vs. Pagans

    2026-10-20 · 43 min · Episode 571

    Forget everything you know about the Vikings. Matt Lewis and Thomas Williams explore the forgotten era when Scandinavian warriors abandoned their pagan roots to become devout Christian crusaders. Armed with the Pope's…

  9. How to Win a Medieval Tournament

    2026-10-16 · 49 min · Episode 570

    Step onto the dusty and dangerous fields of the medieval tournament with the only knightly teammates worth having: Dr. Eleanor Janega and Matt Lewis *sound trumpets*They discover how chaotic and brutal melees evolved…

  10. The Heretic’s Handbag: Folk Magic and Survival in Medieval France

    2026-10-13 · 1 hr 4 min · Episode 569

    What can the contents of a medieval French woman’s handbag tell us about her life, her beliefs and the strange world she inhabited?When she was captured by the Inquisition, Béatrice de Planisolles revealed all the juicy…

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04/2021 · over 5 years
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43 min
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