The Táin Bó Cúailnge – Part 2
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-zr2xb-19d4a09 Today we’re continuing on with the Táin Bó Cúailnge (the Cattle Raid of Cooley), using the Penguin Classics translation by Ciaran Carson. The pair follow Queen Medb and Ailill’s army as it marches for the prized brown bull, encounter prophetic signs and curses, and introduce the unstoppable young hero Cúchulainn. Between battlefield omens, brutal…
The Táin Bó Cúailnge – Part 1
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vv2qj-19ba593 Today we are talking about the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an Irish Saga from the Ulster Cycle of Sagas. The Ulster Cycle includes around 80 stories about the people of Ireland beginning around the 1st century. The Tain itself was first written down in around…
The Lioness of Brittany
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ryurb-19afde3 Today we are talking about Jean de Clisson, otherwise known as the Lionness of Brittany. Jean’s story features war, love, piracy, and of course murder. Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via our instagram account @MedievalMurder or…
Interview with Author of Nicked – MT Anderson
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-mfqvv-194fc98 Today we have a very special guest on the podcast, M.T. Anderson who is the New York Times best-selling author of Feed, a National Book Award finalist and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, winner of the 2006 National Book Award; and…
Love Triangle: The Murder of Thomas Arden
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-k3wb4-1942d07 Today we are talking about a very popular, if you can call it that, murder from the 1500s that features a love triangle, a failed poisoning and much more – it’s the murder of Thomas Arden! Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please…
Mystic Burning: The Murder of Marguerite Porete
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-cym43-192dc5a Today we are talking about the murder of Marguerite Porete, who, while little known to most people, is a fascinating woman whose life ended terribly – featuring the inquisition and the Beguin movement! Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to…
The Sack of Rome of 1527
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7mqsq-190ffe2 Today we are discussing the Sack of Rome of 1527, along with all of the political components that came along with it, with a special emphasis on the Swiss Guard! Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via…
The Cadaver Synod
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-d4qgf-1901530 Today we are talking about one of my favorite stories in medieval history, Pope Formosus and what led to what is now known as the Cadaver Synod where they put a deceased pope on trial for his supposed crimes but it backfires. Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener…
Kett’s Rebellion
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-j4j7d-18e7c8d Today we are talking about Kett’s Rebellion which took place in Norfolk, England in the 16th century. Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at info.medievalmurder@gmail.com. Also, check out our…
The Peasants Revolt of 1381
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-da9w5-18d247b Today we are talking about the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 which has been labeled by historians as the first great popular rebellion in English History. Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via our instagram account @MedievalMurder or…
The Vikings in Ireland
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-c45tx-18be813 Today we are talking about the Vikings in Ireland all the way from Dublin to Waterford to Kells to Leinster! Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at info.medievalmurder@gmail.com. Also,…
The Last Wife of Henry VIII: Katherine Parr
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4mauw-18a6a0e Today we will be talking about the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII, Katherine Parr. Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at info.medievalmurder@gmail.com. Also, check out our…
Book Review: The Shardlake Series by C.J. Sansom
The Shardlake Series was written by C.J. Sansom over the course of almost twenty years. The first novel, Dissolution, was published in 2003 and the last book in the series, Tombland, came out in 2019. The series follow the main character, Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer practicing in London during the time of King Henry VIII…
Book Review: Burning the Books by Richard Ovenden (2020)
In Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge, Richard Ovenden covers the creation of cuneiform tablets, the loss of the Library of Alexandria, the destruction of knowledge during the English Reformation, book burnings during the Holocaust, cultural site and library destruction during the Bosnian and Iraqi wars and how the digitization of…
Book Review: The Lighthouse Witches by C. J. Cooke (2021)
If you’re looking for a read that will help you end your summer while ushering in the fall, definitely pick up The Lighthouse Witches by C. J. Cooke. The Lighthouse Witches follows a family of four – a single mother, Liv, with her three young daughters – as they move to a remote Scottish cliffside…
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