Miri Rubin
Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London
12 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Anthony Bale
Covers topics in categories such as:
Medieval Pilgrimage
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of pilgrimage for Christians in Europe in the Middle Ages and options for those who could only imagine pilgrimages and imitate them at home
18 February 2021
Also featuring: Kathryn Rudy, Anthony Bale
Margery Kempe and English Mysticism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe (1373-1438), the English mystic who went to Jerusalem and dictated her life story, said to be the first autobiography in English.
2 June 2016
Also featuring: Katherine Lewis, Anthony Bale
HistoryAnglican saintsWomen religious writersWomen mysticsEnglish religious writers15th-century English writersEnglish women non-fiction writersRoman Catholic mysticsEnglish Roman CatholicsEnglish autobiographersWriters from King's LynnPre-Reformation Anglican saintsFemale saints of medieval England15th-century English women writers, 15th-century deaths, English Catholic mystics, 14th-century English women writers, Middle English literature, 14th-century Christian mysticsBruegel's The Fight Between Carnival and Lent
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Bruegel's painting The Fight Between Carnival and Lent.
15 January 2015
Also featuring: Louise Milne, Jeanne Nuechterlein
Hildegard of Bingen
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval mystic, composer and writer Hildegard of Bingen.
26 June 2014
Also featuring: William Flynn, Almut Suerbaum
HistoryAnglican saintsCatholic philosophersWomen religious writersWomen mysticsMedieval Latin-language poetsAngelic visionariesGerman classical composersGerman women philosophersRoman Catholic mystics12th-century writers in LatinDoctors of the ChurchManuscript illuminators12th-century Christian saintsPre-Reformation Anglican saintsMystic poetsBenedictine philosophersCreators of writing systemsHerbalistsChivalry
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss chivalry, which governed the behaviour of the knights of medieval Europe.
13 February 2014
Also featuring: Matthew Strickland, Laura Ashe
The Medieval University
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval universities: why they were founded and what they taught.
17 March 2011
Also featuring: Ian Wei, Peter Denley
History of History
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how the writing of history has changed over time, from ancient epics to medieval hagiographies and modern deconstructions.
22 January 2009
Also featuring: Paul Cartledge, John Burrow
The Black Death
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Black Death and the way medieval communities responded to it.
22 May 2008
Also featuring: Samuel Cohn, Paul Binski
The Peasants' Revolt
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 - “When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the Gentleman?"
16 November 2006
Also featuring: Caroline Barron, Alastair Dunn
Blood
Melvyn Bragg discusses blood from medical progress to the link to the divine and how it was used to define both Man and Messiah.
22 May 2003
Also featuring: Anne Hardy, Jonathan Sawday
Heritage
Melvyn Bragg discusses the interconnections between heritage culture and the study of history, and the role they have both played in the formation of the British national identity.
18 July 2002
Also featuring: David Cannadine, Peter Mandler
Catharism
Melvyn Bragg examines the beliefs of the Cathars, a medieval southern European Christian sect accused of heresy, and explores why they were seen as a threat to the 13th century Catholic Church.
17 January 2002
Also featuring: Malcolm Barber, Euan Cameron