Medieval Archives

MAP#73: The Canterbury Tales: The Miller’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories written Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387–1400....

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MAP#72: Jack Cade’s Rebellion: A Prelude to the Wars of the Roses

Jack Cade’s Rebellion The summer of 1450 was full of unrest in England. A failing war in France,...

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MAP Bonus: Top Five Borgia Myths and Book Giveaway

Cesare Borgia in a Nutshell MadeGlobal’s History in a Nutshell Series aims to give readers a...

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MAP#71: The Children’s Crusade 1212

The Children’s Crusade 1212 In the summer of 1212 a French boy and a German boy had separate...

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MAP#70 – Medieval Christmas II

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from the Medieval Archives! No intro, no talking just...

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MAP#69: The Pit and the Pendulum

Happy Halloween! The Spanish Inquisition, started in 1478 by Ferdinand and Isabella, was used to...

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MAP#68: Combat of the Thirty

During the first phase of the Hundred Years War a smaller war broke out in France, the Breton War...

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MAP#67: Warrior Princess: Female warriors of the Middle Ages

Women in the Middle Ages were docile, meek and subservient. Or at least that’s what we were led...

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MAP#66: The Battle of Sluys (1340)

The Battle of Sluys was the first major battle of the Hundred Years’ War. There were a few...

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MAP#65: The Pardoner’s Tale (Canterbury Tales)

Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales toward the end of the 14th century. The tales are a...

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MAP#64: Terry Brooks and The Shannara Chronicles

While browsing a B. Dalton bookstore in 1987 I happened upon a book with a glowing sword on the...

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MAP#63: Marc Morris, King John and the Road to Magna Carta

This year marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. The medieval King responsible for the...

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MAP#62: Kristie Dean and The World of Richard III

We are two weeks away from the beginning of the Richard III re-interment ceremonies. Leicester...

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MAP#61: David Monteith Dean of Leicester Cathedral and King Richard III

Three years ago archaeologists began a dig to discover the lost remains of King Richard III....

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The Vikings Podcast #301: Mercenary

Season 3 Premiere! What’s in store for Ragnar and company this year? A trip to Wessex, raids,...

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MAP#60: Council of Constance: Heretics, Schism and the Teutonic Knights

Six hundred years ago Anti-Pope John XXIII called the Council of Constance. It was an ecumenical...

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MAP#59: Author Ian Macgill, 1066 and The Rhyme of King Harold

Journalist and author Ian Macgill found his writing passion traveling through the jungles of...

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MAP#58: Gilles de Rais – Gallant Knight, Occultist and Serial Killer

Gilles de Rais, an esteemed knight and the Marshall of France, who fought alongside Joan of Arc....

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The Vikings Podcast #212: Vikings Season 2 Blu-ray Giveaway!

I wanted to get out a quick update to let you know about the VIKINGS Season 2 Blu-ray giveaway!...

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MAP#57: Dan Jones Interview: Wars of the Roses and The Plantagenets

Award-winning journalist, best selling author and Historian Dan Jones joins the Medieval Archives...

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