Gone Medieval

If you've ever wanted to know how horses ran the medieval world or what really happened at the Black Dinner that inspired Game of Thrones, Gone Medieval is your show. Hosted by Matt Lewis with regular co-host Dr. Eleanor Janega, a medieval historian at the London School of Economics, the podcast has racked up nearly 500 episodes covering everything from Viking longships to Plantagenet power struggles. The format is mostly interview-based — Lewis brings on expert guests to unpack specific topics, and the conversations strike a solid balance between academic rigor and genuine accessibility. You don't need a history degree to follow along, but if you have one, you'll still pick up plenty of new angles. Episodes on Saladin, the Tower of London, and the Parliament of Bats give you a sense of the range. Two episodes drop each week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, so there's always something fresh. Part of the History Hit network founded by Dan Snow, Gone Medieval has a 4.6-star rating from over 1,600 reviews. The show fills a gap that broader history podcasts often skip over — the Middle Ages get treated as a footnote between Rome and the Renaissance elsewhere, but here they get the full treatment. Lewis has a knack for asking the questions a curious non-specialist would actually want answered, and the guest roster includes some of the best working medievalists in the UK. It's the kind of show that makes you reconsider how much you thought you knew about a thousand years of human history.