Miri Rubin
Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London
13 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Anthony Bale
Covers topics in categories such as:
Typology
An exploration of typology - how characters and stories in the Hebrew Bible, or what Christians call the Old Testament, are believed to be predictions of the New Testament.
17 April 2025
Also featuring: Harry Spillane, Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe
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
HistoryWriters from King's LynnWomen religious writersEnglish Roman Catholics14th-century Christian mystics, 14th-century English women writers, 15th-century English women writers, 15th-century deaths, English Catholic mystics, Middle English literature15th-century English writersAnglican saintsEnglish autobiographersEnglish religious writersRoman Catholic mysticsWomen mysticsEnglish women non-fiction writersFemale saints of medieval EnglandPre-Reformation Anglican saintsBruegel'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
HistoryMedieval Latin-language poetsWomen religious writersCatholic philosophersManuscript illuminatorsDoctors of the ChurchAnglican saintsCreators of writing systemsGerman classical composersRoman Catholic mysticsWomen mystics12th-century writers in LatinBenedictine philosophersHerbalistsGerman women philosophersAngelic visionariesMystic poets12th-century Christian saintsPre-Reformation Anglican saintsChivalry
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
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
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