Fortune's Wheel: A Podcast History of the Late Middle Ages
Jonathon LaRosa
4.6from 88 ratings
- 233
- Episodes
- 15
- Transcribed
- 88
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 1B
- YouTube views
About Fortune's Wheel: A Podcast History of the Late Middle Ages
The Middle Ages—a time often dismissed, yet it is the crucible where the foundations of our modern world were forged. This era, full of brutal power struggles, explosive change, and unexpected alliances, laid the borders, cultures, and traditions we live by today. Through relentless research and gripping storytelling, this podcast resurrects the forgotten world of our medieval ancestors, unraveling the tangled web spanning innumerable stories. The modern world was never born in isolation—it was fought for, built, and connected across continents. Buy Me A Coffee: coff.ee/FWPodcast
- Publisher
- Jonathon LaRosa
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Jun 2020
- Latest episode
- 19 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
15 of 233 episodes have a transcript.
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
224: Blood Moons
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
223: The Exchequer & Henry's "New Men"
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
222: Brotherhood Fit For A Norman
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224: Blood Moons
Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Turns out some of those records the exchequer was keeping may not have been adding up to Henry's liking. And what's more is that one of Henry's more important allies, Count Elias of Maine, died that year, prompting the Count of Anjou to pounce on Maine, quote-unquote, holding it against the king, so writes the Chronicles. We're told 1110 was a pretty rough year agriculturally for England as well. Now just when Henry thought things were going his way, nature just had other plans. So I came across an interesting scientific paper published back in April of 2020 entitled Climatic and Societal Impacts of a Forgotten Cluster of Volcanic Eruptions in 1108-1113 CE. […]
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- 30 ratings
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