Podcasts

The Mongol Invasion of Europe

In the 13th century, a force unlike any Europe had ever seen came thundering across the steppe. The Mongols had already carved out the largest...

Prophecies of Merlin

Step into the mist-shrouded world of medieval magic, forbidden love, and forgotten prophecies. In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Eleanor...

Why Are We Scared Of Single Women?

Where did the idea of the bunny boiler come from?

In this episode we're exploring how single women got such a bad rap in popular culture....

USA & Cuba: A Brief History

From being within its sphere of influence to acting as a thorn in its side, Cuba has always been seen as strategically important to the USA. What...

Habsburg Women: Matriarchs of Power

When we think of the Habsburgs, the spotlight usually falls on emperors, kings, and archdukes—powerful men who dominated Europe. But behind the...

Who Was Ancient Rome's Darkest Emperor?

There are a disturbingly high number of contenders for the title of Rome's Darkest Emperor - so as you can imagine, things get extremely...

Ancient Egyptian Architecture In Assassin's Creed Origins

Historians Review & Ubisoft Developer Interview with Maxime Durand

In Assassin’s Creed Origins players can do what no tour group today...

Did the Trojan War Really Happen?

The Trojan War is one of the great foundational stories of Western literature - a tale of gods and heroes, betrayal and siege, immortalised by...

The Picts: Rulers of the North

Tristan Hughes journeys up to windswept Scotland to uncover the secrets of the Picts — fierce warriors, skilled artisans, enemies of Rome and...

Æthelstan: The Birth of England

Matt Lewis shifts the Gone Medieval spotlight from well-known Viking raiders and celebrated Anglo-Saxon kings to consider Æthelstan, an often...

Who Was The Naughtiest Pope In History?

Sex, scandal and ... the Sacraments? Renaissance Rome wasn't for the faint hearted. And the Vatican? For some that was the source of the...

Anne Boleyn: Myths vs Reality

The life of Anne Boleyn has intrigued audiences for centuries. Everyone knows something about her time as Queen of England, and of course, her...