J Stephen Roberts of Real Crusades History joins me to discuss Richard the Lionheart and what some of the hostile sources have to say about him. As J Stephen is one of the top history creators online, we also discuss his recently released historical fiction book and his other projects. How will AI affect the retelling of history online?

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The Memory Medieval Podcast is a conversational podcast about medieval history featuring subject matter experts and enthusiasts. New episodes come out on the 3rd and 17th of each month (a day early for Substack subscribers). The next episode in this series will feature Ben Duval of The Bazaar of War in an EPIC nearly 3 hour episode on one of Richard’s great nemeses, Saladin!

This is the first in a six part series on Richard the Lionheart and what a way to kick it off than with the world’s top scholar! John Gillingham has written the seminal biography on Richard and is widely regarded as the top authority on Richard. In this episode, John joins me to discuss how we can look at Richard, why is he misunderstood, addressing some common criticisms, and how should Richard really be viewed..

This is a special episode because, to my knowledge, there is no conversation with Mr. Gillingham out there on the internet speaking about Richard!

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The Memory Medieval Podcast is a conversational podcast about medieval history featuring subject matter experts and enthusiasts. New episodes come out on the 3rd and 17th of each month. The next episode in this series will feature J Stephen of the Real Crusades History Youtube Channel!

Andrew Mitchell is a history professor at Grove City College, a small liberal arts college in western PA where he teaches a recurring and popular history class on “Food and Feasting”. Grove City is one of only a handful of colleges in the country that do not accept federal funds!Thanks to the sponsor of today’s show, Cards of History. You can click here to get your own sets of the Cards of History with a special 10% discount!

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The Memory Medieval Podcast is a conversational podcast about medieval history with subject matter experts and enthusiasts. New episodes release on the 3rd and 17th of each month (one day early for substack subscribers both free and paid). 2026 will begin with SIX episodes in a row on Richard the Lionheart, starting off with an episode with John Gillingham, the world’s foremost scholar on Richard. Drops on January 3rd! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Luke Daly joins me to discuss the insane, incredible, and very interesting finances of 13th century Canterbury Cathedral. A very interesting look into the economics and finances of medieval England and the medieval church.

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Nathan Hood, founder of the newly created Pendragon Foundation joins me on this episode of Just Feudal Things to discuss the sad state of castles (and historical sites) in Britain and what he is going to try and do about it. It’s a good opportunity to consider how the past shapes our lives now and how we interact with that history shapes our view of it.For all things Memory Medieval, you can become a free subscriber to my substack here

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Jack Wilson (Mongol EXPERT) joins me to explore the history of European-Mongol conflict between the 1240s and 1280s and to use what we know of what did happen to inform the often-speculated question: Could the Mongols have conquered Europe?After you listen to the episode, let me know what you think!You can learn much, much more about the Mongols at Jack’s youtube channel You can also click here to follow him on XAnd you can click here to subscribe for free to my substackAnd lastly you can check out the sponsor of this episode, Cards of History here

If you have the generosity and resources, becoming a paid subscriber will help me create bigger and better projects to delight you with and help revitalize an interest in medieval history!Just Feudal Things is a conversational podcast on medieval history featuring subject matter experts and enthusiasts. New episodes release on the 3rd and 17th, each month. In case you missed it, the last two episodes featured Dr Elizabeth Norton on many medieval female rulers and Dr Emma Herbert-Davies on what we know about medieval warhorses! Future episodes will feature conversations on current-day castle restoration and preservation, the financial records of cathedrals, and a special episode on medieval feasting, just in time for Christmas!

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Dr. Elizabeth Norton joins me to discuss some of the medieval women featured in her recent book “Women Who Ruled the World”. We discuss Empress Matilda, Charlotte of Cyprus, Tamar of Georgia, Isabelle the Catholic, and several more! An inside look into the lives and struggles of medieval women rulers.

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ICYMI, the last episode was about medieval warhorses with Dr. Emma Herbert-Davies and her cutting edge research. The episode before that was on the medieval ‘great books’ with Dcn Harrison Garlick. Up next is tentatively a DEEP DIVE on the Mongols, could they have invaded Europe? What were they really like? What were their invasion attempts like? And I have a special holiday episode on medieval feasting that is cooking up! Just Feudal Things is a conversational podcast about medieval history with subject matter experts and enthusiasts. New episodes release on the 3rd and 17th each month!

Dr. Elizabeth Norton joins me to discuss some of the medieval women featured in her recent book “Women Who Ruled the World”. We discuss Empress Matilda, Charlotte of Cyprus, Tamar of Georgia, Isabelle the Catholic, and several more! An inside look into the lives and struggles of medieval women rulers.

If you’d like to purchase her book, you can click here.

If you’d like more medieval content from Dr. Elizabeth Norton, you can follow her on X here.

If you’d like to support my efforts to revitalize medieval history and to bring you bigger and better projects, please consider becoming a paid supporter.

If you’d like to subscribe to my free substack, you can click here.

ICYMI, the last episode was about medieval warhorses with Dr. Emma Herbert-Davies and her cutting edge research. The episode before that was on the medieval ‘great books’ with Dcn Harrison Garlick. Up next is tentatively a DEEP DIVE on the Mongols, could they have invaded Europe? What were they really like? What were their invasion attempts like? And I have a special holiday episode on medieval feasting that is cooking up! Just Feudal Things is a conversational podcast about medieval history with subject matter experts and enthusiasts. New episodes release on the 3rd and 17th each month!

It’s been TWENTY episodes!

In this exciting episode, Dr. Emma Herbert-Davies joins me to discuss the reality of medieval warhorses which was the focus of her very novel research. She poured over horse-keeping records from the reigns of Edwards I & II to discover many tricks of the trade, as well as the methods they used to keep the war machine supplied with equine friends.

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If you enjoyed this episode, you may also want to look at episodes on Medieval War Strategy (episode 1) and the 5th Crusade (episode 5)

You can look forward to upcoming episodes on Medieval Women Rulers with Dr. Elizabeth Norton and a deep dive (over 2 hours) into the Mongol Invasions of Europe with notable Mongol youtuber Jackfriend, who is also working on a PhD on the Golden Horde and 1285 invasion.

Just Feudal Things is a conversational podcast about medieval history featuring subject matter experts and enthusiasts. New episodes come out on the 3rd and 17th each month (one day early for all of my substack subscribers). Thank you to everyone who is already supporting the Memory Medieval project. We will revitalize medieval history together!

Deacon Harrison Garlick joins me to discuss the "great books" that affected the medieval mind and the great books that came out of the medieval period.

We discuss Plato, Aristotle, Boethius, Cicero, The Song of Roland, Canterbury Tales, and more. Ever wonder why there aren't many "great books" that have come out of the medieval period? We cover that too.

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Just Feudal Things is a conversational podcast about medieval history featuring subject matter experts and enthusiasts. New episodes out on the 3rd and 17th of each month.