Human Circus: Journeys in the Medieval World

Human Circus: Journeys in the Medieval World


Latest Episodes

Fernao Mendes Pinto 10: Lisbon at Last
March 26, 2024

Pinto Goes Back to Portugal

Fernao Mendes Pinto 9: With Francis Xavier in Japan
March 13, 2024

Pinto, Anjiro, and the Jesuit Saint

Fernao Mendes Pinto 8: First in Japan
February 26, 2024

The First Europeans in 16th-Century Japan

Fernao Mendes Pinto 7: A Traveller's Guide to Ming China
February 01, 2024

A Portuguese Prisoner in 16th-Century China

Fernao Mendes Pinto 6: Grave Robbery and Leeches
January 16, 2024

Disaster on the Chinese Coast

The Medieval Winter and Other Seasons Since
January 01, 2024

The Experience of Winter

Fernao Mendes Pinto 5: Revenge and a Little Piracy Too
December 19, 2023

Piracy in 16th-Century Vietnam and China

Fernao Mendes Pinto 4: The Aceh Sultanate and Further Suffering at Sea
November 28, 2023

Misadventure in 16th-Century Malaysia

Medieval Halloween: Signs in the Sky, Strange Children, etc
October 31, 2023

Portents and Folk Tales from William of Newburgh

Fernao Mendes Pinto 3: Melaka and the Embarrassed Envoy
October 22, 2023

The Kings' Speech and the Portuguese Empire