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Episode 1: An Introduction to the Middle Ages
Ask a Medievalist
English - April 16, 2020 14:25 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBHistory Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Summary: Em and Jesse discuss the inspiration behind the podcast and try to answer a few questions: What are the Middle Ages? How are they different from the Dark Age? Where did the name “Middle Ages” come from? Why study the Middle Ages? Also, Jesse makes controversial claims about Christopher Marlowe’s play Doctor Faustus. Notes, Corrections, …
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