We're Not So Different

we're back! well, the English had their fun and won some big victories and even took a ton of French land in the Treaty of Bretigny but then everything went pear-shaped for the English. they backed the wrong sides in proxy wars, pissed off the French nobles who sided with them, and lost a series of battles when the war resumed. Then both Edwards died and the hits just kept on coming.

we're back with another installment of our series on the Hundred Years War. this time, Luke and Eleanor discuss how the English from their backwater sheepfold were able to get huge wins during the early part of the war and how they somehow still managed to field armies large enough to do battle within five years of the Black Death.

we're back with more Hundred Years War action! Luke and Eleanor do a bit more introduction for the conflict, including longbow chat, then talk about the very early years of the war and how the English navy got its first big win in history. also there's even more insanely-Medieval proxy wars!

in this episode, Luke and Eleanor finally begin a series on the Hundred Years War between France and England but before we can get into the war itself, there's a lot to be introduced. we breakdown the numerous, long-standing issues that led to war such as: multiple French dynastic crises, the overlapping nature of Medieval land holdings, the compounding crisis of the 14th century, the confusing claims that the English had to the French throne, and much more Game of Thrones-esque nonsense. enjoy!

in this episode, Luke and Eleanor look at the Medieval human body as the microcosm and the idea that a structural similarity exists between it and the macrocosm that is the universe. this touches on subjects from philosophy, to religion, to astrology, and even alchemy, so check it out!if you like our new show art, check out Jen who goes by @bowsnonk on twitter

in this one, Luke and Eleanor talk about how Medieval Christians viewed the cosmology and cosmogony of our universe. we discuss so many celestial spheres, how they retconned Aristotle's geocentric model to make it work with the Biblical universe, and why the Earth was the center of everything. enjoy!

we're talking maps, folks! Luke and Eleanor are here to talk all about humanity's long obsession with maps and cartography, the Medieval world maps known as Mappa Mundi, the stories they tell, and even where you might be able to find dragons or other scary sea monsters. enjoy!

Luke and Eleanor are back to finish up the miniseries on Medieval Religious Orders. This time, we get to the more famous Mendicant and Clerics Regular orders, the ones that most people have heard of like the Franciscans, Dominicans, Poor Clares, Jesuits, and more! Enjoy!

we should've covered Medieval religious orders in our heresy series but simply overlooked it by mistake, so we're going to do 2 quick episodes about them. in this episode, Luke and Eleanor talk through 2 of the 4 subcategories of Catholic religious orders from the Middle Ages: the Canons Regular and the Monastics. this includes the Norbertines, the Teutonic Order, the Benedictines, Cistercians, Trappist, and even former sex worker orders. check it out and we'll be back next time with part 2, which includes many of the more famous orders.also, Luke's audio got garbled on this one, apologies for all that.

in this episode, we wrap up our series on Medieval Hersies and the Reformation. we begin with a discussion of the Puritans: their initial persecution, fleeing for the New World, their meteoric rise and catastrophic fall during the English Civil Wars, and how they still govern our lives today even though they vanished after the 1740s. then we conclude the series by talking about what all of these heresies meant for the Medieval Catholic Church, our favorite heresies we discussed, and why the Counter-Reformation was always doomed to failure after 1517.