Synopsis Bro! You knew it was coming! Grab your replica Sutton Hoo helmet and get ready, its Beowulf oclock. Annotations 1/ Spoiler alert: it wasnt published as episode 50. [But thats ok! Jesse

Summary Summertime, and the living is Medieval. But really, what was summer like in the Middle Ages? We talk about the Medieval Climate Anomaly, the (not at all Medieval) Little Ice Age, the volcano o

Synopsis Part two of the run up to the arrival of Queen Matilda and that other guywhat was his nameWilliam the Conqueror. Yeah. Him. Includes Danelaw, Danegeld, surprising connections to Hamlet, an

Synopsis As good students of history, you already know that all-important date in British history: 1066, aka the Norman Invasion. But what happened in England before then? From the Romans through to A

Synopsis What do you get when you combine Monty Python, Mel Brooks, and the Passion of Christ? I dont know, but its been going on for 390 years at this point. In this episode, Em and Jesse discuss w

Summary Ever see an Indiana Jones movie? For more on relic theft, see Patrick J. Gearys Furta Sacra: Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages. Annotations and Corrections 1/ The episode where we t

Synopsis The last of the major proto-protestant heresies were going to examine is the Hussites, who were led by Jan Hus. And then were going to quick talk about the man, the myth, the machine, Marti

Synopsis Lets talk about the Waldensians, the Lollards, and some revolting peasants. Wait. Oh wellAnyway, we talk a lot about how the Pope gave all the Franciscans stuff back to them and forced the

Synopsis So, say you like what Christianity has to offer generally. That Jesus kid seems like he has a good head on his shoulders. But theologically, you have a problem. Maybe youre a Gnostic and thi

Synopsis Manichaeism: The number one major world religion you’ve never heard of. In order to understand it and its prophet, Mani, we need to understand Gnosticism, a complex and subtle philosophy rega