Episodes 8 and 9 are now up, wrapping up the series on the Anarchy. And, as you will here at the end of episode 9, this *probably* wraps up the Great Podcast Experiment as well. It took me 1.25 years to get it all out there and it was fun, but podcasting is probably not my medium.
The next content-creation whirlwind is already defined and being prepared for launch. I’ll be announcing it soon. Thanks for your attention!
This episode I provide some other resources for those that want to dive deeper or they want to look at the fictional side of The Anarchy. And then, The Battle of the Standard.
Episode 5 is now available. Check it out.
Episode 4 of the podcast is up here. Check it out.
Get over to the pod site and check out Episode 3: When Christ and His Saints Slept.
I’ve posted family trees on the podcast site to help you follow the story as it develops. Keep your Matilda’s straight, people!
Family trees available here.
Go immediately to my podcast listen in on the high drama when, in 1120, the White Ship sinks killing the heir to the English throne and threatening the Norman Conquest itself. Go now!
Go there now and give it a listen. Only 5 minutes this first go around. Go on …
Here it is: the first official announcement on my upcoming history podcast.
It will look into the background, causes, character and aftermath of the Anarchy in 1100s England.
This is an exciting but rarely discussed (among non-professional historians) period that connects the Norman Conquest with the Plantangenet/Avengin Empire of Henry II and his heirs.
It features a dynasty destroying shipwreck, several powerful female characters which pre-date the over-examined Eleanor of Acquitaine, and a decades-long war that left England largely rulerless.
Bottom line: Empress Maud should have a popular history book and ultimately movie or TV series. This is my effort to jump start that.
I envision this as my first series of podcasts focusing on medieval history. Right now, I feel like it will last about 10 1-hour episodes. Maybe more, maybe a little less. No promises there. And once those are wrapped up, I don’t have a second series topic picked yet. We’ll see what kind of traction I get and I’ll see if the audience has particular interests. More links coming as I get things set up. First episode in June.
As a final request: I need a title for the podcast as a whole. I’m leaning toward Illuminated Medieval right now, but I’ll take suggestions.
I’m collecting resources for the upcoming podcast. As I find things that are fun or interesting that don’t steal from my eventual launch, I’ll pass them along.
So I must recommend the podcast Medieval History for Fun and Profit. Informative and entertaining from the beginning if you’re into history done with some humor.
Carl Oberg 