Gone Medieval
Gone Medieval
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Did Alfred Burn the Cakes? & Other Medieval Myths
54 minutes Posted Oct 9, 2026 at 2:00 am.
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Join Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega for a rigorous session of medieval myth-busting! Did William Wallace really shoot lightning from his backside? Did Pope Gregory IX cause the Black Death by ordering a cat genocide? And did King Alfred actually burn those cakes? And the biggest question of all; can Matt and Eleanor keep a straight face as they tackle history's most persistent fibs.


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Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega. The producer is Rob Weinberg, video producer is McKenna Fernandez. Edited by Matthew Wilson. Studio manager is Hanif Hussain, production manager is Beth Donaldson.

The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.


All music is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

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