Myths, Misconceptions, and Modern Scholarship of the First Crusade with Dr. James Naus
The First Crusade is a massive subject. Dr. James Naus joins me to cover every single myth, misconception, and proper perspective that modern scholarship has revealed within the time that our very short discussion allowed. Were the crusaders cannibals? Did Alexios break his oath? Was Stephen of Blois a coward? Were the crusaders colonizers or attempting a land grab? Was Bohemond a villain? We cover it all! (Except Robert Curthose… we don’t get to him, unfortunately)You can click here to purchase Dr. Naus’ book You can click here to check out my substackYou can click here to check out my X accountIf you’d like to support my efforts to continue producing ever more medieval history content, the paid subscriptions have been opened on substack. For those of you with the resources and generosity, your support is much appreciated, thank you. But for all of you, I will continue working to bring you the maximum amount of medieval history content. If you missed the last episode, it’s on Richard the Lionheart’s queen Berengaria. The next episode is on the Albigensian Crusade, our first returning guest! If you enjoy the episode and have a moment, I would greatly appreciate if you left a review, if you are listening on Apple or Spotify.Enjoy! Get full access to Memory Medieval at memorymedieval.substack.com/subscribe
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Richard the Lionheart's Queen (Berengaria) - JFT Ep11 w/ Dr. Gabby Storey
This episode is a biographical overview of Richard the Lionheart’s queen! Berengaria of Navarre. Why did they get married? What was their relationship like? What was her life like after Richard? Dr. Storey joins me to explore the life of one of the queens at the height of the Angevin Empire (and what happened to her). You can check out Dr. Storey’s book hereYou can follow Dr. Storey on Instagram hereYou can follow Dr. Storey on BlueSky hereYou can follow Dr. Storey on X hereFor the home of the entire Memory Medieval project, you can subscribe to my free substack hereYou can follow me for more medieval content on X hereJust Feudal Things is a conversational podcast about medieval history featuring subject matter experts and enthusiasts. New episodes on the 3rd and 17th of each month. And of course I appreciate any feedback, questions, or letting me know what you think! Get full access to Memory Medieval at memorymedieval.substack.com/subscribe
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Devastating Tragedy, The Fourth Crusade GIGA-EPISODE!! JFT Ep10 w/ Shadows of Constantinople
This is a comprehensive look at the Fourth Crusade from the Eastern Roman perspective. One of the medieval period’s worst tragedies. Join me as I talk with Andrew of Shadows of Constantinople and he walks us through the history of the Fourth Crusade, beginning centuries prior, all the way to the disaster of 1204. Was a clash between East and West inevitable? Many thanks to Andrew for this EPIC conversation that went for well over three hours!Follow Shadows of Constantinople on X hereFollow Shadows of Constantinople on Instagram hereCheck out his website for more Eastern Roman content hereYou can subscribe to my free substack, the home for the Memory Medieval project, hereYou can follow me on X hereLet me know what you think in the comments and if you’re listening on a platform where you can leave a review, it would be much appreciated! New episodes of Just Feudal Things release on the 3rd and 17th of each month. Stay tuned, we may have a very interesting episode on a medieval queen later this month! Get full access to Memory Medieval at memorymedieval.substack.com/subscribe
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Medieval (Italian) Sword fighting - JFT Ep9 w/ Eric Weiss of Valiant School of Arms
Eric Weiss is an instructor at Valiant School of Arms, specializing in sword fighting in the Italian/Bolognese tradition. We talk about what sword fighting was really like. How techniques developed. And HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) today as a discipline and exploration. You can check out Eric’s school in Dallas here You can follow Eric’s X account hereYou can follow out Eric’s Instagram account hereJust Feudal Things is a conversational podcast about medieval history featuring subject matter experts and enthusiasts. If you have a moment to let me know what you think in a comment or if you can leave a review for the algorithm, it’s much appreciated!If you’d like to get the episodes as quickly as possible and stay on top of all future collaborations and medieval history content, please subscribe to my substack hereYou can follow my X account hereSoon I will be releasing some custom, medieval inspired playing cards for you to enjoy and support my project to bring to life more medieval history!Next episode is the 10th episode and it is going to be a GIANT episode over 3 hours long! Get full access to Memory Medieval at memorymedieval.substack.com/subscribe
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Upcoming medieval-inspired game! JFT Ep8 w/ Jan of Knight's Path
I have a very fun episode for you today. I am speaking with Jan, a European game developer who is creating the game Knight’s Path. English is his second language so this is a pretty RARE English interview! When I ask people how they got into medieval history, some say books, others movies, but it seems more and more are saying games. I think it is important to support good projects across the spectrum because in a round about way, in preserves and promotes our history!If you’d like to follow Knight’s Path on X you can click hereIf you’d like to check out the Knight’s Path demo on steam you can click hereIf you’d like to be totally dialed into all the medieval stuff I have coming out you can click here for my substackThe next episode will be on medieval swordfighting, specifically Italian in the 15th century. Thank you for all of your comments, likes, shares, and reviews! It’s very much appreciated and I will keep doing my best to bring you great medieval history content! Get full access to Memory Medieval at memorymedieval.substack.com/subscribe
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