Vol 4 Ep 33 - Medieval Feudalism

Alongside listener messages, in this debrief we will be discussing which topics were the most popular in Volume 4, the ongoing question of how AI influences the podcast, and the possibility of the podcast becoming a physical book. 

700 - 1610 - In this episode, we journey to the Sahel — the narrow frontier between desert and savanna where the fortunes of empires were made and lost. From its shifting landscapes emerged the Mali Empire, a realm of immense wealth and faith. Discover how geography, trade, and p ... Show More

1000 BCE - 1897 CE - Two kingdoms, two legacies—Ifẹ and Benin shaped West Africa’s artistic soul and political power. From sacred bronze heads to sprawling palace complexes, this episode dives into the myths, monarchs, and masterworks that defined a civilisation. Discover how div ... Show More

Dan Jones explores the similarities and differences between the medieval experience and our lives today   In what ways was the medieval era surprisingly modern? Dan Jones, whose latest book is Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages, reveals the similarities and diff ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss chivalry, the moral code observed by knights of the Middle Ages. Chivalry originated in the military practices of aristocratic French and German soldiers, but developed into an elaborate system governing many different aspects of knightly behav ... Show More

<p>Deception and trickery have always been a universal feature of warfare and the wars of the Middle Ages were no exception - from the Battle of Hastings to the “fake corpse ruse”.&nbsp;But how did Medieval mores justify deception during wars?&nbsp;Was cunning considered an admir ... Show More

In the late 4th century and early 5th centuries two massive largely-Germanic confederations arrived on Roman borders, having been uprooted from their homelands by the Huns. These were the Goths and the Vandals. Both peoples would become prime enemies of the Roman Empires in the E ... Show More

Das Mittelalter ist eine Epoche der europäischen Geschichte. Davor gab es die Antike, danach begann die Neuzeit. Das Mittelalter dauerte im heutigen Deutschland von ungefähr 800 bis ungefähr 1500. Was war das für eine Zeit? Wir denken beim Mittelalter an eine dunkle Zeit mit viel ... Show More

The Middle Ages have often been shrouded in myth and mystery, but was it actually as unchanging, uncivilised and muddy as we might think? Historian and author Ian Mortimer challenges these popular perceptions, arguing how the period has often been overlooked in favour of later ce ... Show More

La existencia de esta prerrogativa señorial durante la Edad Media ha sido muy discutida por los historiadores desde el siglo XIX. 

<p>Voltaire famously wrote that the "The&nbsp;Holy Roman Empire&nbsp;was in no way holy, nor&nbsp;Roman, nor an&nbsp;empire.” But Dr. Eleanor Janega believes that literally everything about Voltaire’s statement is wrong - in the medieval context.</p><br><p>In this explainer episo ... Show More