14th Century Europe

Cat Pierro

A medieval history podcast following Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror.

  1. EPISODE 1

    Introduction

    Welcome to the 14th century! Come for the plague and the Hundred Years' War, stay for the bands of marauding brigands and the papal schism. Music thanks to Lenna Pierce of Meaner Pencil!

    8 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Chapter One: The Coucy Dynasty

    Timeline of Coucy Dynasty: 500?-975: Domain of Coucy belongs to bishopric of Reims. 1059: Abbey built by Aubry de Coucy. 1095: First crusade; Enguerrand I & Thomas de Marie both participate. 1220s: Castle built by Enguerrand III. 1256: Enguerrand IV on trial by King Louis IX. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.

    23 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Chapter Two: The Assault on the Pope and the Suppression of the Knights Templar

    If we want, we can trace a whole century's worth of problems back to the financial straits of Philip the Fair.   Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg  "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide.  "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.

    18 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Chapter Two, Continued: Money and the Church

    If people in medieval times wanted to buy themselves a foothold in heaven, someone was going to have to collect the money. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯     This is the episode about simony, indulgences, alms, usury, and poverty movements, plus a coda about the Pastoureaux.     Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.

    18 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    Chapter Three: Chivalry

    The rules of courtly love, according to Andreus Capellanus: Marriage is no real excuse for not loving He who is not jealous cannot love No one can be bound by a double love It is well known that love is always increasing or decreasing That which a lover takes against the will of his beloved has no relish Boys do not love until they arrive at the age of maturity When one lover dies, a widowhood of two years is required of the survivor No one should be deprived of love without the very best of reasons No one can love unless he is impelled by the persuasion of love Love is always a stranger in the home of avarice It is not proper to love any woman whom one would be ashamed to seek to marry A true lover does not desire to embrace in love anyone except his beloved When made public love rarely endures The easy attainment of love makes it of little value; difficulty of attainment makes it prized Every lover regularly turns pale in the presence of his beloved When a lover suddenly catches sight of his beloved, his heart palpitates A new love puts to flight an old one Good character alone makes any man worthy of love If love diminishes, it quickly fails and rarely revives A man in love is always apprehensive Real jealousy always increases the feeling of love Jealousy, and therefore love, are increased when one suspects his beloved He whom the thought of love vexes eats and sleeps very little Every act of a lover ends in the thought of his beloved A true lover considers nothing good except what he thinks will please his beloved Love can deny nothing to love A lover can never have enough of the solaces of his beloved A slight presumption causes a lover to suspect his beloved A man who is vexed by too much passion usually does not love A true lover is constantly and without intermission possessed by the thought of his beloved Nothing forbids one woman being loved by two men or one man by two women   Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.

    23 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    Chapter Four: The Border Between France and England

    Introducing two kings, two succession crises, three disputed regions, and a hundred years of war.   Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.

    27 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    Chapter Four, Continued: The Battle of Crécy and the Siege of Calais

    The French nobility are routed at Crécy. This episode reads and comments on the narration of events by Jean Froissart, c. 1337 - c. 1405, a French-speaking historian from the low countries.   Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.

    37 min

  8. EPISODE 8

    Chapter Five: Plague and Blame

    Why the plague happened, according to people in the 14th century.

    25 min
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A medieval history podcast following Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror.

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  • Creator
    Cat Pierro
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023
  • Show Website
    14th Century Europe