Medieval Murder

Today we have a very special guest on the podcast, M.T. Anderson who is the New York Times best-selling author of Feed, a National Book Award finalist and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, winner of the 2006 National Book Award; and Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Prize winner, among many other books for children and young adults. We are going to be talking about his latest novel, Nicked, which follows the story of a medieval heist for a saint's body. Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at [email protected]. Also, check out our merch available on our website medievalmurder.org.

Today we are talking about a very popular, if you can call it that, murder from the 1500s that features a love triangle, a failed poisoning and much more - it's the murder of Thomas Arden! Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at [email protected]. Also, check out our merch available on our website medievalmurder.org.  

Today we are talking about the murder of Marguerite Porete, who, while little known to most people, is a fascinating woman whose life ended terribly - featuring the inquisition and the Beguin movement! Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at [email protected]. Also, check out our merch available on our website medievalmurder.org.