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'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages

Richard Abels

Talking about popular conceptions of the Middle Ages and their historical realities. Join Richard Abels to learn about Vikings, knights and chivalry, movies set in the Middle Ages, and much more about the medieval world.
Medieval Adultery (with Kat Tracy), part 1: Lancelot and Guinevere March 26, 2024
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St. Thomas Becket, part 1: King Henry II and his Chancellor, Thomas BecketMarch 10, 2024
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What Was A "Crusade"?March 01, 2024
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Crusading Warfare in the East, 1099-1187February 25, 2024
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Medieval Romance: The Knight with the LionFebruary 11, 2024
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The Mongol Conquest of Baghdad (1258)January 26, 2024
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Beowulf (2): translations, adaptations, and movies!December 23, 2023
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BeowulfDecember 14, 2023
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Hanukkah and Christmas in the Middle Ages, and the Puritan War on ChristmasDecember 01, 2023
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The Medievalists' "F-Word": FeudalismNovember 17, 2023
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Alfred the Great, Part 3: A Chat with Professor Ryan LavelleOctober 13, 2023
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Alfred the Great, Part 2: A Chat with Professor Barbara YorkeOctober 05, 2023
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King Alfred: was he really all that 'great'?September 28, 2023
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MongolsMay 26, 2023
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Robin Hood in Movies and TelevisionApril 06, 2023
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Robin Hood: OriginsMarch 23, 2023
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"The Northman"February 14, 2023
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Vikings!January 27, 2023
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Some thoughts about Hanukkah by a (secular) Jewish medieval historianDecember 25, 2022
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Was King Æthelred Really Unready?December 20, 2022
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"Wicked" Medieval Women and the Monks Who Loathed ThemDecember 07, 2022
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King Arthur in Literature and Popular Culture: From Sir Thomas Malory to the PresentOctober 17, 2022
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King Arthur in History, Legend, and Popular Culture, Part 2: The Middle AgesOctober 09, 2022
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King Arthur in History, Legend, and Popular Culture. Part One: Was Arthur a Real Person?September 06, 2022
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Inquisitions, Jews, and the Formation of a Persecuting SocietyAugust 14, 2022
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