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Today we are talking about the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 which has been labeled by historians as the first great popular rebellion in English History.

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Today we will be talking about the fifth wife of King Henry VIII, Catherine Howard. Now when we last left the Tudor world, Henry had annulled his marriage to Anne of Cleves and in a way she got away scott free from a man who had a history of taking out his insecurities and his furies on his wives - thus the rhyme to remember his wives, Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced. And we’ll find the next part of that rhyme by the end of this...

Today we are continuing our dive into Tudor history and are going to be discussing the wife that came after, or maybe even during, King Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour.

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Today we are branching a little later on than the medieval period to the Tudor period and we will be discussing one of the most famous women in history, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII.

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Happy holidays from everyone here at Medieval Murder! To celebrate the holidays we’re doing a second holiday special featuring the murder of Thomas Becket the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Welcome to one of the craziest stories we’ve had on the Medieval Murder Podcast! Today we are talking about Saint Olga of Kyiv. 

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Welcome to our Halloween Special ooooo! Today we have found some of the scariest ghost stories from Ireland and Scotland to share with you! Just a little house keeping before we begin. To celebrate Halloween and reaching 8,000 listens on the Medieval Murder Podcast we are offering a discount on our entire Medieval Murder Merchandise store! Just enter the code “Murder” for 10% off! Also, please leave us a review anywhere podcasts ca...

Today we're exploring some of the Irish folktales that involve the Irish legends of Finn McCool (or Fionn Mac Cumhaill) and his battle against a giant, among others!

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The National Folklore Collection at University College Dublin includes stories as told by school children from the 1930s, which demonstrates the enduring tradition of story-telling in Ireland, and also gives us an interesting insight into historical events.

Today we’ll be discussing the Irish Folktale about the Murder of Kellagh and the reference to this story is: “The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 184” by Dúchas © Nationa...

Today we’re going to start a series exploring Irish folktales, beginning with the Banshee. 

The word “banshee” comes from the Irish “Bean Sidhe” which has many translations including “Woman of the fairies”, “Lady of death,” and “Woman of sorrow.” 

Banshees haunt the Irish landscape, wailing, screeching, and keening in sorrow. The screeching of the banshee can only be heard at night and is said to foretell the death of a family memb...

Today we will be talking about the viking raid on Lindisfarne, as well as the history leading up to the raid. Lindisfarne was a small island off of the Northeastern coast of England, which at the time was considered to be part of the kingdom of the Northumbrian king, Oswald. The island became home to Lindisfarne Priory which was founded by St. Aiden at the request of King Oswald, which why the island is now also known as the Holy I...