Browse the Medieval era within the In Our Time archive.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss crusades against Baltic pagans from 12th Century onwards.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a period of great change in western Europe.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Chinese book Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Mamluks, medieval rulers of Egypt and Syria.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Tours of 732.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss medieval chivalry.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Domesday Book.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval writer and mystic Hildegard of Bingen.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Talas in AD751.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and significance of eunuchs.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval Islamic thinker Al-Ghazali.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the legend of Prester John.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss perpetual motion.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the empire of Mali.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Chinese Legalism from the time of the First Emperor.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the story of Tristan and Iseult.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Eleanor of Aquitaine, the most powerful woman of her time.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry of Rumi (1207-1273).
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Maya civilization in central America.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the early history of Bethlehem Hospital, known as Bedlam.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval tale of Abelard and Heloise.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alchemy, the ancient science of transformations.
Melvyn Bragg examines King Alfred and the defeat of the Vikings at Battle of Edington.
