New Books in Medieval History

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Recent episodes

  • Europe in the Eleventh Century: Beyond Revolution and Reform with Charles West (Oxford UP, 2025)Oct 10, 2026 · 39 min
  • The Crusader Storm: A Global History of the Wars for the Middle East with Nicholas Morton (Pegasus, 2026)Oct 5, 2026 · 56 min
  • Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan, "The Precarious Past in Premodern Java" (University of California Press, 2026)Sep 15, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
  • Han Hsien Liew, "Preaching Pious Rulership in Medieval Islam: Ibn Al-Jawzi's Political Thought" (Edinburgh UP, 2026)Sep 12, 2026 · 1 hr 36 min
  • Marjolijn Bol, "The Varnish and the Glaze: Painting Splendor with Oil, 1100–1500" (U Chicago Press, 2023)Sep 11, 2026 · 40 min
  • Sara McDougall, "Justice for Jehanne: The Tale of a Medieval Survivor" (Princeton UP, 2026)Sep 7, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
  • Matthew Thomas Miller, "Feeling like Lovers: Affect in Medieval Sufism" (U California Press, 2026)Aug 28, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
  • Travis Bruce, "Constructing the Medieval Maritime State: Identity, Violence, and Connection in the Mediterranean" (Oxford UP, 2026)Aug 23, 2026 · 39 min
  • Roderick Beaton, "Europe: A New History" (Allen Lane, 2026)Aug 19, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min
  • Katie Barclay, "The Kiss: A History of Passion and Power" (Reaktion Books, 2025)Aug 1, 2026 · 32 min

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