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Danièle Cybulskie

@5minmedievalist

Author of Chivalry and Courtesy, How to Live Like a Monk, and Life in Medieval Europe. Creator and host of The Medieval Podcast. Professional nerd. she/her. danielecybulskie.com http://ko-fi.com/5MinMedievalist

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Well, honestly, I think accessibility is the bare minimum. I’m just sorry the usual issues (mainly cost) have made it hard for me to manage. I think I’ve hit on a (relatively) affordable program now, so now it’s about getting all the episodes done. As you know, even the best ones require editing!

16.12.2025 16:10 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hi, both. I’m experimenting with some transcription software these days because not having transcripts really bothers me. It’s going to take me a while to get as far back as this ep (because yes, time and money) but I can slip this one in early if you need it. Check back with me in a couple of days?

16.12.2025 15:29 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Richard the Lionheart with Heather Blurton - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Heather Blurton about how Richard’s contemporaries saw him, the wild stories told about him in the later Middle Ages, and why we still just…

This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Richard the Lionheart with Heather Blurton www.medievalists.net/2025/12/rich... #RichardtheLionheart #podcasts

11.12.2025 18:44 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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The Medieval Order of Assassins with Steve Tibble - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Steve Tibble about who the Assassins were, what tactics they used in the Middle Ages, and what this legendary order stood for.

This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : The Medieval Order of Assassins with Steve Tibble www.medievalists.net/2025/12/the-... #podcasts #historysky

04.12.2025 18:40 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Marco Polo and his World with Sharon Kinoshita - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Sharon Kinoshita about why Marco travelled so far, what sort of detail he wanted to share with his readers, and what was going on in the world ar...

A lot of cooking last weekend also meant time to catch up on back episodes of @5minmedievalist.bsky.social's The Medieval Podcast; particularly enjoyed this one with Sharon Kinoshita talking about her new book on Marco Polo: www.medievalists.net/2025/08/marc...

02.12.2025 19:44 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Holiday Book List 2025 — The Medieval Podcast

I’m so glad you asked! Because I just created this, and I’m super proud of it. 😂

Medievalpodcast.com/holidaybooklist

01.12.2025 16:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Best Medieval Books of 2025 - Medievalists.net It's the most wonderful time of the year: time to celebrate the best medieval books of 2025. This week, Danièle speaks with Peter Konieczny, editor of Medievalists.net, about their favourite reads…

A new episode of The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Best Medieval Books of 2025 www.medievalists.net/2025/11/best... #books #bookoftheyear #medieval

27.11.2025 23:57 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Medieval Moon with Ayoush Lazikani - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Ayoush Lazikani about what – and who – medieval people across the world believed the moon to be.

This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : The Medieval Moon with @ayoushlazikani.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/11/the-... #medieval #moon

21.11.2025 16:06 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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The Language of Heresy with Erin Wagner - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Erin Wagner about what late medieval people meant when they used the word heresy, how the usage evolved, and how medieval people applied ideas…

This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : The Language of Heresy with Erin Wagner www.medievalists.net/2025/11/the-... #medieval

13.11.2025 18:31 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Balthild of Francia with Isabel Moreira - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Isabel Moreira about Queen Balthild of Francia, her influence, and her lasting legacy.

This week on The Medieval Podcast: Balthild of Francia with Isabel Moreira with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/11/balt... #medieval

06.11.2025 17:06 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Medieval Vampire Epidemics with John Blair - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with John Blair about who refused to rest in peace in the Middle Ages, how medieval people attempted to keep the dead buried, and why some hauntings…

This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Medieval Vampire Epidemics with John Blair www.medievalists.net/2025/10/medi... #Halloween #medieval #podcasts

30.10.2025 17:05 👍 24 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1
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Medieval Vampire Epidemics with John Blair

🎃 Sink your teeth into Halloween with The Medieval Podcast by Daniele Cybulskie! 🧛‍♂️ Medieval vampire myths, spooky tales & Dracula origins! Listen if you dare. 👻 open.spotify.com/episode/2k8W... #HalloweenHistory #VampireLore #MedievalPodcast #SpookySeason #DraculaVibes
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30.10.2025 17:45 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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The Two Hundred Years' War with Michael Livingston - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Michael Livingston about why the Hundred Years’ War should actually be called the Two Hundred Years’ War, what actually touched off the…

A new episode of The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : The Two Hundred Years’ War with Michael Livingston www.medievalists.net/2025/10/the-... #medievalsky #podcasts

23.10.2025 15:07 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
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Medieval Animal Names with Ben Parsons - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Ben Parsons about what medieval people named their pets and working animals, how we know about them, and which animals are still called by their…

This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Medieval Animal Names with Ben Parsons www.medievalists.net/2025/10/medi... #medieval #animals #animalnames

16.10.2025 15:11 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Medieval Wolves with Elizabeth Marshall - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Elizabeth Marshall about where we find wolves in medieval sources, how early English writers saw them, and how wolves both add to – and steal –…

This week on The Medieval Podcast: Medieval Wolves with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/10/medi... #wolves #medieval #podcast

09.10.2025 15:11 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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A New History of the Fourteenth Century with Helen Carr - Medievalists.net The fourteenth-century is one of the most turbulent periods in European history. Famine, war, plague, royal depositions – you name it, this century’s got it. This week, Danièle speaks with Helen Carr…

This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : A New History of the Fourteenth Century with @helencarr.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/10/a-ne... #history #historysky

02.10.2025 17:27 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Sending you love enough for each minute of the next sixty (and beyond). ❤️

27.09.2025 04:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Medieval Wills and Testaments with Robert A. Wood - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Robert A. Wood about medieval wills, funerals, and some memorable bequests

This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Medieval Wills and Testaments with Robert A. Wood www.medievalists.net/2025/09/medi... #medieval

25.09.2025 15:05 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Forensic Medicine and Death Investigation with Sara Butler - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Sara Butler about forensic medicine, and how death investigation was conducted in medieval England.

This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Forensic Medicine and Death Investigation with @sarabutler.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/09/fore... #criminalforensics #medievalcrime

18.09.2025 11:09 👍 14 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
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I've deleted my academia.edu. The new ToCs were totally unacceptable.

18.09.2025 10:36 👍 91 🔁 15 💬 5 📌 19

I think this all the time!

12.09.2025 19:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poor Æthelstan! Thanks for the pics. I hope it was a fun visit!

12.09.2025 18:39 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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History in Flames with Robert Bartlett - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Robert Bartlett about the manuscripts we’ve lost by accident and by design, and how these precious documents are being preserved today.

This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : History in Flames with Robert Bartlett www.medievalists.net/2025/09/hist... #medievalmanuscripts #historypodcast

11.09.2025 11:05 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
CAS Lecture Series: The Plagues of Africa: Reconstructing the Global Histories of a Eurasian Disease Wed, Sep 24 2025, 4 - 5:30pm | Monica H. Green is a historian of medicine and global health, specializing on the pre-1500 period. Her work on the history of plague combines the findings of documentary...

On Wednesday, 24 September, I'll be visiting Yale & revisiting my earlier work on the history of plague in premodern Africa. What do we know now about the history of this disease (which seems to be of Eurasian origin) in Africa? macmillan.yale.edu/africa/event... #histmed #GlobalMiddleAges 🧪🗃️

08.09.2025 13:58 👍 37 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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Æthelstan, First King of England with David Woodman - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with David Woodman about Æthelstan’s life, his rule, and his attempt to unite the kingdoms of Britain.

This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Æthelstan, First King of England with @davidwoodman45.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/09/aeth... #Æthelstan #medieval

04.09.2025 15:03 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
disabling AI on Academia.edu: #1 - go to 'account settings' (flagged with red arrow).

disabling AI on Academia.edu: #1 - go to 'account settings' (flagged with red arrow).

Screenshot of instructions to disable AI on Academia.edu, #2: choose "AI Settings". Note that this was already "enabled" even though I had never opted for it. Note, too, this claim "Your uploaded works are eligible for Al-generated content." As if they're doing us a great favor!

Screenshot of instructions to disable AI on Academia.edu, #2: choose "AI Settings". Note that this was already "enabled" even though I had never opted for it. Note, too, this claim "Your uploaded works are eligible for Al-generated content." As if they're doing us a great favor!

Screenshot showing how to disable AI on Academia.edu - #3 - 'warning' that disabling AI will delete all AI products.

Screenshot showing how to disable AI on Academia.edu - #3 - 'warning' that disabling AI will delete all AI products.

Whoa! Thanks for the tip. For other folks wanting to do this, here are screenshots of what I just did. Start by going to you "Account Settings." Then follow the screenshots below. And yes, when given the option "Are you sure you want to proceed?," you better believe I hit that sucker!

20.08.2025 21:23 👍 44 🔁 19 💬 5 📌 6
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Robert DeVere, Royal Favourite with James Ross - Medievalists.net This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with James Ross about the life of Robert de Vere - the infamous bff of King Richard II - his impact on the kingdom, and why it’s always worth taking…

This week on The Medieval Podcast: Robert DeVere, Royal Favourite with James Ross with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/08/robe... #EnglishHistory #HistoryPodcast

28.08.2025 15:15 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Two people working near a windmill from the fourteenth-century manuscript known as MS Bodley 264 (which is housed at the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford). One person is on a horse and seems perilously close to the windmill. The other is carrying a sack to the windmill.

Two people working near a windmill from the fourteenth-century manuscript known as MS Bodley 264 (which is housed at the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford). One person is on a horse and seems perilously close to the windmill. The other is carrying a sack to the windmill.

Agnes, daughter of Stephen, was accidentally killed when she was struck by the sail of a windmill in Herringswell, Suffolk, sometime around the year 1240. Accidents such as these (death by the arm of the windmill) are not common in the records I use in my research🧵1/3...

26.08.2025 12:01 👍 92 🔁 29 💬 3 📌 3
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22.08.2025 15:01 👍 401 🔁 48 💬 8 📌 1

Deborah is so lovely - and seriously knowledgeable! I so enjoyed talking with her about one of my favourite subjects.

21.08.2025 20:20 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0