Prester John 5: The Mongol Priest-King
The Mongols, their conquests, and the travellers who went to see them were all going to necessitate some changes to the Prester John narrative. This e...
Human Circus: Journeys in the Medieval World
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A narrative history podcast following the journeys of medieval travellers and their roles in larger historical events. Telling great stories, showing the interconnected nature of the medieval world, and meeting Mongols, Ottomans, Franciscans, merchants, ambassadors, and adventurers along the way.
Prester John 4: Waiting for David
After their success at Damietta, the participants in the Fifth Crusade decide what to do next, and they wait for a certain someone... If you like what...
Prester John 3: The Fifth Crusade
The crusaders make their way first to Acre and then to Damietta. Perhaps someone would be along to help them soon? If you like what you hear and want ...
Prester John 2.5: Papal Correspondence
A shorter episode, on a letter from Pope Alexander III to Prester John. If you like what you hear and want to chip in to support the podcast, my Patre...
Prester John 2: Where From and What For
On the many fantastic additions to the Letter of Prester John (Dragons! Strange Bakeries! Etc!), and on the theories around it. If you like what you h...
Prester John 1: The Letter
The legend in its early forms: the arrival in Rome of a patriarch from the east, the chronicles of Otto of Freising, and that famous "letter." If you ...
Medieval Lives 2: Ramon Llull
Ramon Llull sat down one night to write a love song, but instead he experienced a religious vision that would totally change the direction of his life...
Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī 3: To Home, to Herat
The Timurid ambassador's time in India comes to an end, and he heads for home. If you like what you hear and want to chip in to support the podcast, m...
Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī 2: City of Victory
Shah Rukh's ambassador to the Indian city of Qaliqut arrives at the heart of the Vijayanagara Empire, finding much to admire but also war, a usurper, ...
Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī 1: The Unwilling Envoy
It's 1442, and Shah Rukh, the son of Timur, is sending an ambassador for Qaliqut / Kozhikode on the Indian coast. That ambassador, Abd-al-Razzāq, sail...