Everywhere around us are echoes of the past. Those echoes define the boundaries of states and countr
The Valois dukes of Burgundy were kings in all but name. Originally a branch of the French royal fam
Surprise: Patrick loves Game of Thrones. Bigger surprise: GoT is actually a pretty accurate portraya
The Wars of the Roses are infamous, but practically every European kingdom, not just England, was wr
By 1461, the Wars of the Roses had already claimed thousands of lives and shaken England's political
The Wars of the Roses brought what had once been Europe’s most stable and well-governed kingdom to i
Leah and I had the opportunity to give a public talk at the Sound Education Conference at Harvard. W
YES we're talking to THAT Raksha Dave, the one from Time Team, Patrick and Leah's favorite show! She
Medieval politics, full of assassinations and betrayal, was not for the faint of heart. But even wit
Nathaniel Philbrick - one of Patrick's favorite authors of popular history - stopped by to chat abou
Professor Judith Bennett joined Patrick to talk about the difference between ale and beer, and how w
In 1453, after more than 60 years of trying, the Ottomans finally besieged and captured the city of
The Ottoman Empire rose from humble beginnings in Anatolia to dominate a vast swathe of territory. H
Archaeology shows up all the time on Tides of History, and it's one of Patrick's favorite topics. Le
The dark side of the late medieval Church was its emphasis on control and conformity. A concept of o
The late Middle Ages were a time of upheaval for the universal Church, caught between the glories an
History shapes our world in ways both seen and unseen. In the introductory episode of Tides of
History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme, said Mark Twain. From the fall of the Roman
