Gone Medieval - Introducing: Gone Medieval

Episode Date: April 21, 2021

From long-lost viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people: Gone Medieval is the new podcast from History Hit dedicated to the middle ages, in Europe and far beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Gone Medieval, the brand new podcast from History Hit that will dust off and polish up some of the medieval period's most fascinating characters and stories, from defining events to the ways people lived their everyday lives. Gone Medieval will whisk you away to the sights, sounds and maybe, sometimes unfortunately, the smells of the Middle Ages. My name is Dr Kat Jarman and I'm an author and bioarchologists, which means I study ancient teeth and bones to and round. all the lives of people from the past. I specialise in the Viking Age and lead excavations all over Europe to hunt down the remains of peaceful and not-so-peaceful Scandinavians. In my book, River Kings, I've traced global connections

between the Vikings and the Silk Roads. I'm Matt Lewis. I'm an author and historian, and my real interest lies in the Wars of the Roses at the end of England's medieval period. I'll tell you a secret strictly between you and I. Really, I'm fascinated with Richard III. Okay, that's not really a secret. It's what I talk about a lot of the time.

A lot of the time. I've written biographies of Richard III, of his dad, Richard Duke of York, as well as Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry III. I've also looked at the anarchy and medieval rebellions. In our careers, we have truly gone medieval, and in this podcast,

you can join us as with disentangle facts from fiction and science from stories. We will guide you through the latest discoveries interrogate legends and bring you beneath the skin of those who lived and died between 80,500 and 1500, as I'm sure you'll agree, the most significant millennium in human history. Each week, we're going to be interviewing the best and brightest historians, archaeologists and writers and get right down to the bare bones of the period. I hope you'll join Kat and I as we explore some of the biggest characters and events of this fascinating era,

but also as we look at aspects of everyday life and the medieval world familiar to those trying quietly to go about their daily business as lords, Vikings, knights and mercenaries periodically tear up the countryside. We will take you to incredible sights. Explore the lives and deaths of people you know and people you don't and investigate just how much of an impact the Middle Ages had on the world we're living in today. If you've ever wondered why Empress Matilda never became queen, what was happening in medieval Africa? What's a tithe barn and how would you spot one?

Or how kings defended their crowns, then gone. Medieval is the podcast for you. Each episode will feed your fascination, answer your burning questions and find the topics you might never have thought about before. To join us, subscribe to Gone Medieval from History Hit wherever you get your podcasts.