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
A 12th-Century Pilgrim's Guide 2: The Camino de...
A Medieval Pilgrimage to Saint James
39 min
2
A 12th-Century Pilgrim's Guide 1: The Source an...
A Medieval Guide to the Camino de Santiago
32 min
3
Medieval Lives 13: A Christmas Coronation
William the Conqueror's 1066 Coronation
23 min
4
Medieval Lives 12: Two Saints and a Sinner
Einhard's translation of Marcellinus and Peter
40 min
5
Afanasy Nikitin 2: Return from India
Journey Beyond the Three Seas
37 min
6
Afanasy Nikitin 1: Journey Beyond the Three Seas
Travels of 15th-Century Russian Merchant
30 min
7
Osman of Timisoara 5: Osman's Great Escape
The Timisoaran's Return and the Rest of his Life
43 min
8
Osman of Timisoara 4: Imperial Pastry Prep and ...
Osman's Time in Vienna
38 min
9
Osman of Timisoara 3: Hunger, Illness, and Inti...
37 min
10
Osman of Timisoara 2: Ransom, Boats, and Bandits
Buying your Freedom in the 17th Century
33 min
11
Osman of Timisoara 1: Prisoner of the Infidels
A 17th-century soldier in Ottoman Romania
36 min
12
Medieval Lives 11: William Fitz Osbert and the ...
William Longbeard's 12th-Century Uprising
38 min
13
Nasir Khusraw 3: Makkah and the Way Home
45 min
14
Nasir Khusraw 2: Fatimid Egypt
An 11th-century journey from Jerusalem to Fatimid Egypt
38 min
15
Nasir Khusraw 1: Wine, Waking, and the Journey ...
An 11th-century Persian poet and traveller
37 min
16
A Medieval Christmas, 2024
Medievalisms in a Christmas Poem
22 min
17
Medieval Lives 10: Pietro d'Abano
A medieval sorcerer and heretic, or maybe just a doctor
34 min
18
A Medieval Haunting in the Annales Fuldenses
An Evil Spirit in the Annals of Fulda
29 min
19
Medieval Lives 9: John Crabbe
A Flemish 14th-Century Pirate
33 min
20
Pedro Tafur 7: Losing Teeth, Losing Swords
The 15th-Century Spanish Traveller Goes Home
34 min
21
Pedro Tafur 6: In the Baths and at the Fairs
Medieval markets, cloth, and trouble with the council
36 min
22
Pedro Tafur 5: Doomed Empires and Slavery on th...
Edirne, Trebizond, and Kaffa/Caffa
38 min
23
Pedro Tafur 4: Cyprus, Chios, and Constantinople
Danger at Sea & Pedro's Family Tree
36 min
24
Pedro Tafur 3: From Cyprus to Cairo
15th-century travel on Cyprus, in Cairo, and at Mount Sinai
38 min
25
Pedro Tafur 2: Busy Days in the Holy Land
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
35 min