Sieges, Chivalry, and Medieval Warfare: Dr. Larissa Tracy's podcast, "Medieval Mischief and Mayhem" (with Dr. Richard Abels) (E23 2026))

About this episode

This episode features Dr. Larissa Tracy discussing medieval warfare and chivalry in a crossover with her podcast.

Send us Fan Mail As I did with the episode I scripted for the podcast BEEF about the conflict between King Philip the Fair of France and Pope Boniface VIII, today I am posting an episode from another podcast, "Medieval Mayhem and Mischief with Dr. Larissa Tracy". You probably remember Dr. Tracy (Kat to her friends) from this podcast's episodes on Chretien de Troyes' "Yvain, the Knight with the Lion," and the four part series we did about medieval adultery in history, literature, and mod...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Richard Abels

Guest: Dr. Larissa Tracy

Topics covered

• medieval warfare
• chivalry
• sieges
• medieval literature
• historical conflicts

Keywords

• medieval warfare
• chivalry
• Dr. Larissa Tracy
• historical conflicts
• medieval literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BEEF

Books & works: Yvain, the Knight with the Lion

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