Hello friends, and welcome to our 13th day in the Medieval Advent Calendar. Today, things are getting spicy ! Literally I mean, don’t get any crazy ideas. Spices coming from the Orient have defined luxury in the Middle Ages, and…
Medieval Advent Calendar Day 13 Hello, dear friends, and welcome to our thirteenth day in the Medieval Advent Calendar. Today, things are getting spicy—literally, I mean, so let’s keep our minds focused on the culinary variety. Spices arriving from the…
Medieval Advent Calendar Day 12 Merry Advent, dear friends! Welcome back to our twelfth day of medieval adventures, where today we encounter one of the most surprising and multifaceted women to have lived during the High Middle Ages—a figure whose…
Hello everyone, and welcome back to this year’s Mediaeval Advent Calendar. Today I’m inviting you to Aliénor’s favourite place of residence, the ruling capital of the Dukes of Aquitaine : Poitiers. Located in the heart of modern day France, halfway…
Hello friends, and welcome to our tenth day of Advent. Today we meet with Aliénor of Aquitaine once more, in a series of books that will enliven history like no other. Elizabeth Chadwick’s career as a historical fiction writer is…
Medieval Advent Calendar Day 9 Hello, dear friends, and welcome to our ninth day of Advent. After yesterday’s exploration of medieval cookbooks and recipes, it seems only fitting to step into the kitchen ourselves—though we’ll start with something manageable. Today…
Medieval Advent Calendar Day 8 Hello, dear friends, and welcome to today’s slice of medieval delights! You know by now my particular affection for cookbooks, since every Advent Calendar I’ve created has included at least one episode dedicated to them.…
Medieval Advent Calendar Day 7 Welcome back, dear friends! I hope you’re wearing sturdy boots, because today we’re walking. After meeting Eleanor and tracing the arc of her extraordinary life, I wanted to visit the only place still standing in…
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our mediaeval enchanted Advent. Today’s video is dedicated to the woman who started it all, my favourite feminine character in history, Aliénor of Aquitaine. In order to better understand her very complex and unique…
Medieval Advent Calendar Day 5 Hello, dear friends, and welcome to our fifth day of Advent, where things become decidedly merry. One of the most celebrated legacies of the Middle Ages is the tradition of the troubadours, and it happens…
