Medieval Warfare podcast
Medieval Warfare podcast
The History Network
A history podcast about the Middle Ages and warfare during those times. From knights to Vikings, crusaders to kings, we will explore the medieval world and its military history. Hosted by the editor of Medieval Warfare magazine, this podcast features guests discussing various topics about warfare, including battles, sieges, weapons, military organization, chivalry and more. We will have conversations with the leading historians and archaeologists in the field, who can tell us about the latest research and debate questions on medieval military history. Look for at least one episode each month.
MW17 - The Global Middle Ages with Stephen Morillo
In this episode we talk with Stephen Morillo, whose interest in military history takes him from Anglo-Norman England to medieval Japan.
Dec 17, 2019
11 min
MW16 - Researching military history
Clifford Rogers is our guest on this episode of the podcast. A professor of history at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Rogers is well known for his work on military revolutions and the Hundred Years War. We talk about his research and how he approaches doing historical research.
Jun 4, 2019
12 min
MW15 - Museums and the Middle Ages
This summer we had the chance to take in several museums and their medieval collections. We talk about how to show the Middle Ages with Elisabeth Taburet-Delahaye, director of Musée de Clunyin Paris, and Bianca Gendreau, who curated the 'Medieval Europe - Power and Splendour' exhibition at the Canadian Museum of History.
Sep 13, 2018
23 min
MW14 - Æthelred the Unready and the Anglo-Saxon military
We talk Anglo-Saxon military history with Richard Abels, whose latest book, Æthelred the Unready: The Failed King, will be coming out later this year.
May 3, 2018
33 min
MW13 - The Warriors of Valhalla
We take a look into the world of Odin, Loki and Thor in this episode as were joined by Carolyne Larrington, author of The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes.
Mar 2, 2018
11 min
MW12 - Why Gawain was the best knight
We're joined by Daniele Cybulskie, aka The Five Minute Medievalist, to talk about the Arthurian legends, and why she thinks that Sir Gawain was the greatest knight from the Round Table.
Oct 25, 2017
19 min
MW11 - The Woman Warrior Revisited
Valerie Eads joins the podcast to give a paper she originally delivered earlier this year at the International Congress on Medieval Studies. A fascinating and thought-provoking examination of how historians have been looking at the role of women in medieval warfare.
Oct 10, 2017
24 min
MW 10 - Churchmen and War
We welcome Craig Nakashian to the podcast to talk about how bishops and other clergy could find themselves involved in medieval warfare. If someone took up the ecclesiastical life in the Middle Ages, could they still be a warrior?
Sep 21, 2017
25 min
MW09 - Logistics
This episode of medieval warfare podcast takes a look at a topic not discussed enough: logistics. We're joined by John Hosler and Ilana Krug to talk about how medieval armies get organized, fed and supplied, and how this can often determine which side is victorious in medieval campaigns.
Jul 18, 2017
17 min
MW08 - The Medieval Centre, Denmark
Peter is joined by Peter Vemming of the Medieval Centre in Demark. The Middelaldercentret is an experimental living history museum in Denmark, which depicts the middle ages in the Denmark of the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
Jul 3, 2017
8 min
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