All Episodes
True Crime Medieval — 129 episodes
128. Anthemius Harasses Zeno With an Earthquake Machine, Constantinople, Byzantium 6th Century CE
127. The Lepers' Plot, Southern France 1321
Special Episode, and also April Fools' Day: The Bisley Boy, Bisley, Surrey, 1542
125. Saint Canute IV is Murdered, Odense, Denmark 1086 AND Blessed Charles the Good is Murdered, Bruges, Flanders 1127
124. Béla of Macsó is Murdered, Margaret Island, Hungary 1272
123. Westminster Abbey Runs a Forgery Ring, Westminster, England 12th Century
122. Special Winter Episode: Vikings Raid Iona, Iona, Scotland, Christmas Eve 986
121. Special Episode: Steve Tibble Discusses Crusader Criminals, Holy Land, 12th - 13th Centuries
120. Vikings Besiege Paris, Paris, France 845 and 885-886
119. A Werewolf Craze Leads to Torture and Executions, Western Europe 16th-17th centuries
118. Henry V Orders the French Prisoners Killed, Agincourt, France October 25 1415
117. Columbus Captures Arawaks and Demands They Tell Him Where the Gold Is, Guanahani (in the Bahamas) October 12, 1492
116. The Great German Peasants' War, Central Europe 1524-1525
115. The Janissaries Briefly Break the Truce, December 24, 1522, Rhodes
114. Beehive Stolen, Portugal 1435
113. Rogallach mac Uatach Is Assasinated By Máel Brigte mac Mothlachán , Connacht, Ireland 649
112. Sverker the Elder is Murdered, Alebäck Bridge, Sweden, December 25, 1156
111. Massacre of the Latins, Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, April 1182
110. St. Mikhail of Chernihiv is Assassinated by the Golden Horde, Batu Khan's Camp, Kyivan Rus, 1246
109.King Duncan Gets Killed, Pitgaveny, Scotland 14 August 1040
108. April Fool's Episode: Pope Joan, Rome 855-857
107. Church Sanctuary in the Middle Ages
106. Special Episode: Axlar-Björn Pétursson is Executed for Serial Murder, Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland 1596
105. St. Adalbert of Prague is Martyred, Truso, Poland 997
104. Special Episode: Abd Allah ibn Ali invites the Umayyades to a Banquet and Slaughters Them, Palestine 750
103. Pino III Ordelaffi Poisons a Whole Lot of People, Forli, Northern Italy, 1463-1480
102. William de Burgh Starves his Cousin Walter to Death, Greencastle, Ulster 1332
101. Defenestrations of Prague, Prague, Bohemia 1419, 1483, 1618
100. Retrospective: Our Favorites of the Past 100 Episodes
99. Juliane de Fontevrault Tries to Kill Her Father (Henry I) With a Crossbow, Normandy 1110
98. April Fool's Episode: Debunking the Chastity Belt
97. Galeazzo Maria Sforza, the Duke of Milan, is Assassinated, Milan, Duchy of Milan 1476
96. Leszek the White, High Duke of Poland, is Assassinated, Morcinkowo, Poland 1227
95. Henry d'Almain is Murdered, Viterbo, Italy 1271
94. Maddelena, a Circassian, is Bought in Crimea and Sold in Italy, Venice, Italy c. 1428
93. Michael Servetus is Murdered, Geneva, Republic of Geneva 1553
92. Special Episode: The New Guys Celebrate Christmas, Plymouth (Massachusetts), December 25, 1621
91. Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck Pretend to be Kings, England 1487 and 1491
90. The Jacquerie Smashes Property, France 1358
89. Vasvilkas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, is Assassinated, Volodymyr, Ukraine 1267
88. St. Scholastica Riot, Oxford England, February 10, 1355
87. King Philip Augustus Fakes a Genealogy, Paris, France 1194
86. Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Does Various Bad Things, Germany, Italy, and Sicily, 1169-1197
85. Eorpwald of East Anglia is Murdered, East Anglia c. 627
84. Melisende, Frankish Queen of Jerusalem, is Falsely Accused of Adultery, Jerusalem 1134
83. Hugh de Lacy is Assassinated, Durrow, Ireland 1186
82. Arthur of Brittany Disappears, Rouen, France c. 1203
81. Johannes Ryneken is Executed for Adulterating Saffron, Nuremberg Germany, 1444
80. William de Marisco is Executed for Treason, London England 1242
79. Snorri Sturluson Is Assassinated, Reykholt, Iceland 1241
78. Special Episode: April Fool's Debunking of the Myth of the Medieval Shame Flute
77. Diarmait Mac Murchada Invites the Anglo-Normans into Ireland, Leinster, Ireland 1167
76. Special Episode: Richard Walweyn Wears Padded Pants, London, England 1565
75. Crime Rise in the Great Famine, Europe 1315-1322
74. Dafydd Gam ap Llewelyn ap Hywel kills his kinsman Richard Fawr ap Dafydd, Brecon High Street, Wales late 14th Century
73. Special Holiday Edition: The Cursed Carolers, Saxony 10th Century
72. The Jews of York are Massacred, York, England 1190
71.Special Episode: Guy Fawkes Attempts to Blow Up King James and Parliament, London, England November 5, 1605
70.King Alboin is Murdered, Verona, Italy 572
69. King Olaf Kills Klerkon in the Market Place, Novgorod, Russia 10th Century.
Llewelyn the Great Hangs William de Braose, Aber Garth Celyn , Wales May 2, 1230
67. Peter von Hagenbach is Convicted of War Crimes, Breisach, Germany 1474
66. Henry of Trastámara Massacres the Jews of Toledo, Toledo Spain, 1355
65. King Lambert is Assassinated (or not), Marengo, Italy 898
64. Jeanne de Clisson takes up piracy, Brittany 1343
63. The Children of Hamelin Disappear, Hamelin, Lower Saxony, 1284
62. Leopold of Austria Kidnaps Richard the Lionheart, Near Vienna, Austria 1192
61. King John Starves Maud and William de Braose to Death, Corfe Castle, Dorset, England 1210
60. Jacques le Gris Rapes Marguerite de Carrouges, Normandy, January 1386
59. Bran Ardchenn, King of Leinster, and his wife Eithne are Assassinated, Cell Cúile Duma, Ireland May 6, 795
58. The Pazzi Conspiracy, Florence, Italy, Easter 1478
57. Stephen of Blois Breaks His Oath, London England, December 1135
56. Special Episode: Darnley Murders Rizzio, Edinburgh, Scotland 1566
55. Winter Shenanigans (Lords of Misrule), Europe 500-1600
54. Fulbert's Henchmen Attack Peter Abelard, Paris, France 1117
53. St. Brice's Day Massacre, England November 13, 1002
52. Special Episode: Elizabeth Bathory Commits Serial Murder, Castle of Csejte, Hungary 1590-1610
51. Pope Stephen VI is Murdered, Rome, Italy 897
50. Charlemagne Massacres the Saxons, Verden, Lower Saxony 782
49.Edward I Steals the Stone of Scone, Scone, Scotland 1296
48. Viking Child Murdered, Dublin, Ireland 9th-10th C.
St. Olga Massacres the Drevlians, Ukraine, 945
In Which We Explain a Brief Hiatus
46. Battle Abbey Forges Charters, Sussex, England mid 12th Century
45. The Sack of Constantinople, April 8-13, 1204
44. King James Murders the Earl of Douglas, Stirling Castle, Scotland 1452
43. St. Columba Violates Nonexistent Copyright Laws and Starts a War, Movilla Abbey, Ireland 560
42. Special Episode: Christopher Marlowe is Assassinated, Deptford, England, 1593
41. The Assassination of Queen Joanna of Naples, Muro Lucano, Italy 1382
40. University of Paris Strike, Paris 1229
39. April Fool's Episode: Ferdinand II of Aragon Abolishes the Droit de Seigneur, Spain 1486
The Death of William Rufus, New Forest, England, August 2, 1100
37. St. Patrick Gets Kidnapped, Roman Britain, late 5th C.
36. The Piratical Victual Brothers, North and Baltic Seas, 1393-1440
35. Mabel de Bellême is Murdered, Bures, Normandy 1079
Thomas Malory Goes to Prison for Treason, London 1468
The Theft of the Book of Kells, Kells 1006
32. Special Episode! Peter Konieczny from Medievalists.net Explains Con Artists in Medieval London
31.Christmas Episode: The Murder of Thomas Becket, Canterbury 1170
30. Albigensian Crusade, Languedoc 1209-1229
29. People's Crusade, France and Germany, 1096
28. The Sicilian Vespers, Sicily, Easter 1282
27. Halloween Episode: Arche the Miller and his Drunken Buddies Pretend to be Ghosts, Cambridgeshire, England 1592
Robert the Bruce Kills John Comyn, Dumfries Scotland, 1306
The Viking Raid on Lindisfarne, Northumbria 793
Philip IV Slaughters the French Knights Templar, Paris, 1310
The Sheer Dreadfulness of Hugh Despenser
The Murder of Edward II, Berkeley Castle, England 1327
The Murder of Marguerite Porete, Paris, France 1310
The Massacre at Abergavenny, Wales, Christmas 1175
The Murder of Sigebert, Vitry-en-Artois 575
The Peasants' Revolt, England 1381
The Murder of Joan of Arc, Rouen 1431
Vlad Țepeș Slaughters the Transylvanian Saxons, Wallachia, 1460
Crimes Against the Jews, Latin Europe, 1348-1349
Accusations of Witchcraft against Alice Kyteler, Kilkenny 1324
The Murder of Peter of Castile, Montiel, Spain, 1369
Eustace the Monk, Battle of Sandwich, England, 1217
The Black Dinner, Edinburgh 1440
The Tour de Nesle Scandal, Paris, 1314
Fra Alberigo, Faenza 1285
Els Von Eystett, Nördlingen, 1471
Gilles de Rais, Nantes, 1440
The White Ship Disaster, Barfleur, Normandy, 1120
Beatrice Cenci, Rome 1599
The Princes in the Tower, Part 2, London, 1483
The Princes in the Tower, Part 1, London, 1483
The Bloodfeast of Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark, 1157
Cangrande della Scala, Verona, 1329