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MDT Ep. 90: Medieval True Crime IV: In the Shadow of the Gallows Pole

MDT Ep. 90: Medieval True Crime IV: In the Shadow of the Gallows Pole

FromMedieval Death Trip


MDT Ep. 90: Medieval True Crime IV: In the Shadow of the Gallows Pole

FromMedieval Death Trip

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
May 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We finish off our Medieval True Crime miniseries with a look at two hangings from the year 1484 and explore some of the practices surrounding and meanings of hanging as a mode of execution in medieval Europe.

Today's Text
Knox, Ronald, and Shane Leslie, editors and translators. The Miracles of King Henry VI. Cambridge UP, 1923.

References
Merback, Mitchell B. The Thief, the Cross and the Wheel: Pain and Spectacle of Punishment in Medieval and Renaissance Europe. U of Chicago P, 1999.
Released:
May 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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