How did humanity endure a plague that turned the living into "no more account than a dead goat"?

Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega are navigating this medieval apocalypse, from terrifying buboes and public flagellation to tight skirts and sky-rocketing wages. They uncover how the Black Death reshaped the medieval world. Could you have survived the most devastating pandemic in history?

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How To Survive the 14th Century

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How to Survive as a Medieval Woman

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Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega. The studio manager is Hanif Hussain. The researcher is Dr. Florence H R Scott. Video producer is McKenna Fernandez. Edited by Matthew Wilson, channel manager is Tilda Furubrink. Production Manager is Beth Donaldson.

The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

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Watch Matt and Eleanor's film The Ascent to Power: Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II now on History Hit TV. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week, PLUS early access, ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.

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Who were the Vikings beyond the raiders and longships? What can their graves reveal about the people who built one of history's most remarkable societies?

Archaeological science is revealing a civilisation far richer and more interconnected than the popular image of axe-wielding warriors.

Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Dr. Neil Price to uncover the extraordinary diversity of the Norse world.

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What Caused the Viking Age?

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How to Reach Valhalla

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Gone Medieval is presented by Dr Eleanor Janega. Audio editor is Amy Haddow, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast

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Want even MORE History? Watch Eleanor's TV series Meet the Normans now on History Hit TV. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week, PLUS early access, ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.

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Was King Robert the Bruce a true Scottish freedom fighter or a ruthless, self-interested politician?

Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega are getting stuck into the riotous, bloody history of the legendary Scottish king, from constant backstabbing and the murder of his rivals, to the stunning underdog victory at the Battle of Bannockburn, they explore how Robert the Bruce finally secured Scottish independence.

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William Wallace, Scottish Rebel

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King Edward I: Hammer of the Scots

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Gone Medieval is now on YouTube! Watch here: @GoneMedievalPodcast

Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega. The studio manager is Hanif Hussain. The researcher is Dr. Florence H R Scott. Video producer is McKenna Fernandez. Edited by Amy Haddow, channel manager is Vilde Oksnes. Production Manager is Beth Donaldson.

The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast

History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™

Watch Matt and Eleanor's film The Ascent to Power: Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II now on History Hit TV. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week, PLUS early access, ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.

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