Show Notes
This episode is a biographical overview of Richard the Lionheart’s queen! Berengaria of Navarre. Why did they get married? What was their relationship like? What was her life like after Richard? Dr. Storey joins me to explore the life of one of the queens at the height of the Angevin Empire (and what happened to her). You can check out Dr. Storey’s book here You can follow Dr. Storey on Instagram here You can follow Dr. Storey on BlueSky here You can follow Dr. Storey on X here For the home of the entire Memory Medieval project, you can subscribe to my free substack here You can follow me for more medieval content on X here Just Feudal Things is a conversational podcast about medieval history featuring subject matter experts and enthusiasts. New episodes on the 3rd and 17th of each month. And of course I appreciate any feedback, questions, or letting me know what you think!
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Dr. Paul Webster makes a return to the show from Episode 4 (where we discussed King John) to take a look at the terrible death and life of Saint Thomas Becket. After this episode we will get back into our series on Richard the Lionheart, two more episodes to finish the six part series!To check out the book Paul co-edited on St Thomas Becket, click here To check out the best conceptual writing on medieval history, click here and be sure to subscribe! And to get the perfect gift for the history lover in your life (and get 10% off) click here
Wylfcen joins me to give us an education on the life, death, and lore of the Old Enligsh language. Funnily enough, I did not know that Tolkien was a professor of Old English! I’m always doing so much on the Normans.. it’s only fair to do something special for all my Anglo-Saxons out there.. I hope you enjoy!Make sure you are subscribed here at Memory Medieval to get podcasts straight to your email inbox. And you can support my work by becoming a paid subscriber or by using this link to get 10% off on Cards of History! For those of you who enjoy reading about medieval history, you can click this link to check out our new publication Feigned Flight! Subscribe to get a new creative essay in your inbox every Tuesday and pledge support if you’d like to see the project really take off! Thank you to everyone who supports my work!And for my art project… you can click here. If you’d like some more Old English on your X timeline, click here to follow Wylfcen. Lots happening, lots going on.. lots of things coming up! Hope you enjoy this look into the language of the original Anglo-Saxons!