

Medieval Murder
Hannah S Purtymun
Medieval Murder is an educational podcast bringing historical murders from the medieval and early modern period to life.
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Jan 1, 2023 • 23min
A Smattering of Medieval Murdered Popes
Happy holidays from everyone here at Medieval Murder! Today we will be discussing a smattering of medieval murdered popes, a potential series that could also be called, why you shouldn’t choose the name John.
If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach our via our Twitter Account @MurderMedieval, our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at info.medievalmurder@gmail.com. Also, check out our new merch available on our website medievalmurder.org. For a limited time, until the end of January, we are offering a 15% discount for anyone who makes a purchase using the promo code MURDER. Happy New Year from all of us at Medieval Murder! Tune in later for our next podcast.

Oct 30, 2022 • 27min
The Blood Countess: Elizabeth Bathory
Welcome to our Halloween episode! Today we will be discussing Countess Elizabeth Bathory, one of the most prolific female serial killers in history. What’s more perfect for spooky season than a historical figure that is also known as the blood countess?
If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach our via our Twitter Account @MurderMedieval, our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at info.medievalmurder@gmail.com.

Oct 19, 2022 • 44min
The Sagas of the Icelanders - Egil’s Saga Part 6
Hello and welcome to Medieval Murder, the podcast that brings all things gruesome and historical to the comfort of your own home or car or wherever it is you’re listening from. My name is Hannah Purtymun and I’m here with my father Kevin Purtymun to discuss some of the most famous and infamous murders that took place in the Medieval and Early Modern periods.
Medieval Murder came to be, first as a blog, then as an instagram and now as a podcast after I finished my master’s dissertation on homicide in early medieval England. The podcast will feature some of the most famous murders in medieval history, some mini-episode series on different types of medieval murders and interviews with historians and history enthusiasts alike.
Today we are diving back into Egil's Saga.

Sep 21, 2022 • 24min
The Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1591
Hello and welcome to Medieval Murder, the podcast that brings all things gruesome and historical to the comfort of your own home or car or wherever it is you’re listening from. My name is Hannah Purtymun and I’m here with my father Kevin Purtymun to discuss some of the most famous and infamous murders that took place in the Medieval and Early Modern periods.
Just as a housekeeping update, we have been experiencing some technical difficulties with our sound and are trying out different ways to make everything the best for you our listeners and we would like to thank you for your patience as we get everything fixed up!
And now onto the episode. The winner of our instagram and twitter poll was Scottish Witches! So let’s talk about all that black magic that was supposedly hitting up late medieval and early modern Scotland!

Jul 5, 2022 • 28min
The Execution of Ælfheah of Canterbury
Hello and welcome to Medieval Murder, the podcast that brings all things gruesome and historical to the comfort of your own home or car or wherever it is you’re listening from. My name is Hannah Purtymun and I’m here with my father Kevin Purtymun to discuss some of the most famous and infamous murders that took place in the Medieval and Early Modern periods. Today we will be talking about a little known murder. That of Saint Ælfheah of Canterbury.
Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach our via our Twitter Account @MurderMedieval, our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at info.medievalmurder@gmail.com. And if any of you are interested in rocking some Medieval Murder merchandise take a look at our website medievalmurder.org.

May 20, 2022 • 41min
The Icelandic Sagas - Egil’s Saga Part 5
Hello and welcome to Medieval Murder, the podcast that brings all things gruesome and historical to the comfort of your own home or car or wherever it is you’re listening from. My name is Hannah Purtymun and I’m here with my father Kevin Purtymun to discuss some of the most famous and infamous murders that took place in the Medieval and Early Modern periods.
Medieval Murder came to be, first as a blog, then as an instagram and now as a podcast after I finished my master’s dissertation on homicide in early medieval England. The podcast will feature some of the most famous murders in medieval history, some mini-episode series on different types of medieval murders and interviews with historians and history enthusiasts alike.
Thank you for being patient as we took a break from podcasting due to school and work! The podcast will now be on a more regular schedule for the rest of the summer! So today we will be returning to Iceland with Egil’s Saga.

Feb 5, 2022 • 50min
Robert the Bruce and the Murder of John Comyn (Guest: Dr. Callum Watson)
Hello and welcome to Medieval Murder, the podcast that brings all things gruesome and historical to the comfort of your own home or car or wherever it is you’re listening from. My name is Hannah Purtymun and I’m here with my father Kevin Purtymun to discuss some of the most famous and infamous murders that took place in the Medieval and Early Modern periods.
Today we will be talking to Dr. Callum Watson, a specialist in medieval Scottish history. Callum received his PhD at the University of Edinburgh with a thesis entitled “'Attitudes Towards Chivalry in Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace” in 2016 and has since been working as a Battlemaster at the Battle of Bannockburn Experience and as a Steward at Blackness Castle.
If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach our via our Twitter Account @MurderMedieval, our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at info.medievalmurder@gmail.com. And if any of you are interested in rocking some Medieval Murder merchandise take a look at our website medievalmurder.org. Tune in later for our next podcast.

Dec 13, 2021 • 38min
The Icelandic Sagas - Egil’s Saga Part 4
Hello and welcome to Medieval Murder, the podcast that brings all things gruesome and historical to the comfort of your own home or car or wherever it is you’re listening from. My name is Hannah Purtymun and I’m here with my father Kevin Purtymun to discuss some of the most famous and infamous murders that took place in the Medieval and Early Modern periods.
Medieval Murder came to be, first as a blog, then as an instagram and now as a podcast after I finished my master’s dissertation on homicide in early medieval England. The podcast will feature some of the most famous murders in medieval history, some mini-episode series on different types of medieval murders and interviews with historians and history enthusiasts alike.
Today we will be jumping back into Egil’s Saga, part of the Icelandic Sagas.

Nov 27, 2021 • 34min
The Mystery of the Princes in the Tower
Hello and welcome to Medieval Murder, the podcast that brings all things gruesome and historical to the comfort of your own home or car or wherever it is you’re listening from. My name is Hannah Purtymun and I’m here with my father Kevin Purtymun to discuss some of the most famous and infamous murders that took place in the Medieval and Early Modern periods.
Today we will be talking about the mystery of the two princes in the tower, Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury. There has been stories for centuries that the two princes either were murdered in the Tower of London or just went missing and were never heard from again.
If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach our via our Twitter Account @MurderMedieval, our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at info.medievalmurder@gmail.com. And if any of you are interested in rocking some Medieval Murder merchandise take a look at our website medievalmurder.org.
Bibliography
Thornton, Tim. "More on a Murder: The Deaths of the ‘Princes in the Tower’, and Historiographical Implications for the Regimes of Henry VII and Henry VIII." History 106, no. 369 (2021): 4-25.
Ashdown-Hill, John. The Mythology of the 'Princes in the Tower'. United Kingdom: Amberley Publishing, 2018.

Oct 31, 2021 • 30min
The History Behind Popular Fiction’s Dracula
Hello and welcome to Medieval Murder, the podcast that brings all things gruesome and historical to the comfort of your own home or car or wherever it is you’re listening from. My name is Hannah Purtymun and I’m here with my father Kevin Purtymun to discuss some of the most famous and infamous murders that took place in the Medieval and Early Modern periods.
Welcome to our Halloween Special which will cover the History Behind Popular Fictions Dracula!