Épisodes

  • The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn
    Jan 20 2025

    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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    33 min
  • The Murder of Thomas Becket
    Dec 30 2024

    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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    30 min
  • Medieval and Early Modern Holiday Traditions
    Dec 23 2024

    Happy holidays from everyone here at Medieval Murder! To celebrate the holidays we’re doing a special episode covering some of our favorite Medieval and Early Modern Holiday Traditions and folktales including the Icelandic Yule Lads, Krampus, the Yule Log, and Hogmanay.

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    49 min
  • Medieval and Modern Serial Killers in Iceland and Beyond
    Dec 3 2024

    Today we are discussing the story of Axlar-Bjorn the only medieval Icelandic serial killer and the bloody Bender serial killers of 19th century Kansas.

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    34 min
  • A Vengeful Widow: St. Olga of Kiev feat. Murder Birds
    Nov 12 2024

    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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    38 min
  • Ghost Stories of Scotland and Ireland
    Oct 30 2024

    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 can be found and let us know that you like the podcast!

    Now, on with the spookiness! First, we will be discussing the history and hauntings of Falkland Palace and then we will be covering some ghost from Ireland!

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    35 min
  • The Tales of Finn McCool
    Sep 23 2024

    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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    22 min
  • The Murder of Cellach
    Sep 3 2024

    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 © National Folklore Collection, UCD is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

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    22 min