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The British History Podcast
The BHP is a chronological retelling of the history of Britain with a particular focus upon the lives of the people. You won’t find a dry recounting of dates and battles here, but instead you’ll learn about who these people were and how their desires, fears, and flaws shaped the scope of this island at the edge of the world.
CEU Medieval Radio Podcast
CEU Medieval Podcast is a collection of past episodes of the radio’s weekly talk show ‘Past Perfect!’ and recorded public lectures presented at Central European University’s Medieval Studies Department. Music was removed from the podcast version of the shows due to copyright regulations.
Footnote History Podcast
Footnoting History is a bi-weekly podcast series dedicated to overlooked, popularly unknown, and exciting stories plucked from the footnotes of history.
The History of English Podcast
The spoken history of a global language.
History Of Philosophy
Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King’s College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, “without any gaps.” The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.
How Two Medieval
The how to where two guys show you how to do it between the two of them.
Irish History Podcast
From the Great Famine to the Maamtrasna Murders, the Norman Invasion to Irish Partisans in the Spanish Civil War – these podcasts tells our history like you’ve never heard it before…
Media-eval Podcast: A Medieval Pop Culture Podcast
A Medieval Pop Culture Podcast Sarah Ifft Decker, a medieval historian, explores how movies, tv, and books depict the medieval world.
Medieval Death Trip Podcast (Exploring the wit and weirdness of Medieval texts)
Medieval Death Trip is podcast that presents interesting passages from medieval primary sources, and by “interesting,” I usually mean things which capture extreme and curious experiences, such as murders and marvels, curses and creatures, prodigies and provocations.
Medieval Warfare Podcast
A history podcast about the Middle Ages and warfare during those times. From knights to Vikings, crusaders to kings, we will explore the medieval world and its military history. Hosted by the editor of Medieval Warfare magazine, this podcast features guests discussing various topics about warfare, including battles, sieges, weapons, military organization, chivalry and more.
Modern Medieval: The Podcast
Two grad students who found a new way to procrastinate while writing their MA History of Art dissertations (now submitted!). Let’s get Modern Medieval! Hosted by Meaghan Allen and Eleonora Narbone!
The Reenactor’s Corner
A bi-weekly podcast on German reenactment, featuring Lasse and Chris as the main hosts, and the occasional guest. Join the duo as they will discuss every aspect of our unique hobby of living history.
Videography
The Company of the Staple
Instructional craft videos from the living history group The Company of the Staple.
Hildegard Von Blingin
Bardcore, for the discerning clergyman, noble, or muck-gathering peasant.
Historic Echoes
Student of history and professional historical person needing an outlet to the world – sharing some of my interest and passion for the past, uncovering interesting titbits of knowledge and exploring some of the artefacts (mostly reproduction) and characters in my collection! Aiming to interest, educate, and entertain – requests for topics welcomed!
IG 14tes Jahrhundert
A registered Living History Association with actors from Austria and Germany, whose focus is on the everyday life of ordinary people and artisans from around 1350.
Invicta
History documentary videos on fascinating people and places from the past. We cover all sorts of historical topics such as the war of Alexander the Great in Persia, the politics of Julius Caesar in Ancient Rome, the fashion of kings in Medieval times, and much more. Our goal is to provide education and entertainment for everyone across the world by bringing the black and white past in to living color.
Knyght Errant
Medieval Armor and living history videos.
L’Atelier de la Sentinelle
A medieval leather worker who does un-boxings and demonstrations of his craft.
Living Manuscript
“Good to see you’ve found my channel. If you are interested in medieval armor or fighting then this is a lovely little place for you to visit once in a while. Please give the other videos here a look and if you want to stick around then subscribe! I aim to spread the knowledge I have learned in an easy to understand format that anyone, both new and experienced, can learn from.”
Modern History TV
Jason Kingsley OBE, the Modern Knight, investigates the medieval world. We aim to test out what it was actually like. Books are great but getting out and trying things is even better. Jason owns and trains his own horses, fights in medieval armour and tests people’s theories to destruction.
Popula Urbanum
“History Channel specialising in the exploration of the crafts, people and society of the late medieval period.“
Pursuing the Knightly Arts
“Our mission is the educate the public of historical armoured combat, as well as help others get involved with learning this side of the art, while defeating many of the misconceptions surrounding medieval armour and how they fought.“
Royal Armouries
“Here you will find videos related to our collections and to our museums. Join us as we bring history to life.”
Swipin Thru History
Focusing on telling stories from history in a short, fast, and romantic way they make history more relatable and exciting to a contemporary audience.
Tod’s Workshop
Living history and reenactment videos, videos about Tod’s productions, and exploratory archeology.
Ylva The Red
Sharing videos on historical skills and concepts for medieval and earlier period reenactment.
Websites
Age of Datini
“This is a website about the things people in Italy and the neighbouring countries made and used in everyday life between roughly 1360 and 1410.“
A Commonplace Book
“I’ve been involved in medieval recreation since 1975. I contributed to a manual for living history that later grew into the book Daily Life in Chaucer’s England, and have written and illustrated several articles on the medieval tournament. This blog is mostly a platform for my other writing about the Middle Ages, and whatever else moves me: other history, movies, SF, space exploration, contemporary politics and economics. You can find my livejournal feed at Willscommonplac“
The Brazen Burgundian
“The goal of this website is to provide a one-stop resource for researching the Valois court of Burgundy. This period in history ranges from 1363 -1477 and spans the Ducal reigns of Philip the Bold, John the Fearless, Philip the Good, and Charles the Bold (Brash).”
Chaucer’s Compangie
“This is a research blog I periodically update as time allows, focusing on Thomas Chaucer and his retinue during the 1415 Agincourt Campaign, serving King Henry V of England.”
Chivalry Today
“Chivalry Today offers a variety of presentations, workshops and activities to introduce chivalry into your education, business and life.“
Clothing the Past
“I primarily research the clothing, textiles, and culture of the late-14th-century and early-15th-century in Northern Italy and England. Modernly I am a professional pattern maker with a Bachelor’s in Apparel Design and a Master’s in Costume History. While my first love is absolutely creating all types of clothing, I also love research in all of its forms!”
La Cotte Simple
“I discovered the joy of reverse-engineering medieval clothing in 1998. In some form or another, this passion has persisted and continues to exist digitally as La cotte simple. I started the site in 2003, putting my experience as a technical writer to work for my creative passion.”
Darth Karen Research
“I’m a librarian, a reenactor, a researcher, and occasionally I sit down and write about it. Mostly, research works best for me when I can share it with friends– that’s where you come in!”
Deventer Burgerscap
“Deventer Burgerscap is a subgroup of the Dutch Living History society ‘Die Landen van Herwaerts Over’. We portray citizens from the Hanseatic city of Deventer in her heydays of the late fourteenth century and have chosen the specific year of 1370 to focus on.“
Exploring the Obscure
“This is a blog dedicated to sharing my research on the following topics: fragrances and cosmetics across Europe and Asia, from Bronze age to late 16th century and the culture of the 5th century CE Northern Wei (the Xianbei) and the early 7th century CE Kingdom of Italy (the Langobards)”
Fightin’ ’round the World
“The purpose of this blog is to document my experiences for the benefit of anyone wishing to lead such a life, as well as to keep friends and family up to date on my activities and whereabouts. I also hope to generate interest in my particular brand of knightly pursuits and to serve as a resource for fellow men at arms.”
Historic Echoes
A student of history and professional historical person bringing the past to life.
Sharing an interest and passion for the past with the public through educational workshops, consultation, and offering characters from the past for museums and heritage, and for film and TV.
History Live! North East
We bring history to life!
House Capuchin
House Capuchin is a group dedicated to the research and re-creation of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, as well as being a place for fun.
Katafalk
“Katafalk is run by me, Cathrin Åhlén. I am a classically trained tailor trying to balance the strict world of tailoring rules with my own creative head. I live in Sweden in the tiny town called Vimmerby, work as a tailor and try to find time for re-enactment.“
The Knight Life
“This website is dedicated to gathering individuals who are pursuing the Knight Life. As people who have chosen to perform Deeds at Arms, we are neither re-enactors, actors, nor performers. We are individuals dedicated to the tenants of knighthood and active participants in knightly deeds at arms. We are Martial Artists from all walks of life who have dedicated ourselves to participating in medieval martial culture in order to expand our lives.“
The Lazy Reenactor Girl
“So my hopes with this blog is to show that you don´t have to work with your costumes 24-7 to get a decent wardrobe of historical clothing! And hopefully it will spur me to make a bit more garb!”
Lonnie Colson’s Medieval Reenactment
“A lifelong Medieval history enthusiast, I enjoy the knightly pursuits of jousting, hunting, and sword fighting.“
Medieval Manuscript Blog
“What do Magna Carta, Beowulf and the world’s oldest Bibles have in common? They are all cared for by the British Library’s Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts Section. This blog publicises our digitisation projects and other activities.”
Medievalist.net
“We aim to be the first place people go to when they want to learn about the Middle Ages. Our aim is to offer readers news, articles, videos and more about the medieval world and how that history is presented today.“
Not Another Costuming Blog
Written by an honest-to-goodness textile professional, she focuses on multiple projects and time periods including 15th and 16th C Spanish clothing, 14th C French clothing, 16th C counted thread embroidery, and the early history of lace.
Panzarsork
Living history, craft and adventures in late 14th century.
People of Color in European History
“This blog addresses situations regarding North American and often United States-specific misconceptions and miseducation about history, race, and racism. European history is already misrepresented in American classrooms. This blog is dedicated to providing a counternarrative to dominant social, cultural, and political narratives about European history in relation to both white identity and white supremacy as an institutionalized form of oppression.”
Rosalie’s Medieval Woman
“I’m passionate about living history, experimental archaeology and women in the Middle Ages, particularly England where my family origins are. I’m a lifetime member of the Friends of the Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology and a member of the Queensland Living History Federation.“
The Sinister Spinster
“A knitter by trade who plays with historical costuming on the weekends.“
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