Human Circus: Journeys in the Medieva...
A narrative history podcast following the journeys of medieval travellers and their roles in larger historical events. Telling great stories, showing the interconnected nature of the medieval world, and meeting Mongols, Ottomans, Franciscans, merchants, ambassadors, and adventurers along the way.
1
Afanasy Nikitin 2: Return from India
Journey Beyond the Three Seas
37 min
2
Afanasy Nikitin 1: Journey Beyond the Three Seas
Travels of 15th-Century Russian Merchant
30 min
3
Osman of Timisoara 5: Osman's Great Escape
The Timisoaran's Return and the Rest of his Life
43 min
4
Osman of Timisoara 4: Imperial Pastry Prep and ...
Osman's Time in Vienna
38 min
5
Osman of Timisoara 3: Hunger, Illness, and Inti...
37 min
6
Osman of Timisoara 2: Ransom, Boats, and Bandits
Buying your Freedom in the 17th Century
33 min
7
Osman of Timisoara 1: Prisoner of the Infidels
A 17th-century soldier in Ottoman Romania
36 min
8
Medieval Lives 11: William Fitz Osbert and the ...
William Longbeard's 12th-Century Uprising
38 min
9
Nasir Khusraw 3: Makkah and the Way Home
45 min
10
Nasir Khusraw 2: Fatimid Egypt
An 11th-century journey from Jerusalem to Fatimid Egypt
38 min
11
Nasir Khusraw 1: Wine, Waking, and the Journey ...
An 11th-century Persian poet and traveller
37 min
12
A Medieval Christmas, 2024
Medievalisms in a Christmas Poem
22 min
13
Medieval Lives 10: Pietro d'Abano
A medieval sorcerer and heretic, or maybe just a doctor
34 min
14
A Medieval Haunting in the Annales Fuldenses
An Evil Spirit in the Annals of Fulda
29 min
15
Medieval Lives 9: John Crabbe
A Flemish 14th-Century Pirate
33 min
16
Pedro Tafur 7: Losing Teeth, Losing Swords
The 15th-Century Spanish Traveller Goes Home
34 min
17
Pedro Tafur 6: In the Baths and at the Fairs
Medieval markets, cloth, and trouble with the council
36 min
18
Pedro Tafur 5: Doomed Empires and Slavery on th...
Edirne, Trebizond, and Kaffa/Caffa
38 min
19
Pedro Tafur 4: Cyprus, Chios, and Constantinople
Danger at Sea & Pedro's Family Tree
36 min
20
Pedro Tafur 3: From Cyprus to Cairo
15th-century travel on Cyprus, in Cairo, and at Mount Sinai
38 min
21
Pedro Tafur 2: Busy Days in the Holy Land
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
35 min
22
Pedro Tafur 1: The Mediterranean Tour
Fruitful Soil and Pleasant Harbours
37 min
23
Medieval Lives 8: Giovanni Fontana
A 15th-Century Italian Engineer and Inventor
34 min
24
The Fire at Louvain
The Modern Destruction of a Medieval Library
36 min
25
Fernao Mendes Pinto 10: Lisbon at Last
Pinto Goes Back to Portugal
32 min