Getting Medieval on the Middle Ages


The first episode in my course on medieval history is up at Unauthorized.tv (History and Logos Channel)! The series will be for subscribers to the channel, but this episode is free to watch. Supporting materials will be posted on Medieval History 101: The Unauthorized Version. Come join me!

For my continuing adventures as a conservative in academia, see MedievalGate.

 For a full list of my video, podcast, and radio appearances, see Bear On Air.

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  1. binks webelfJune 27, 2019 at 11:09 AM

    Enjoying the U.tv course, prof! And First Things just published:

    https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/06/in-the-academic-sandbox
    IN THE ACADEMIC SANDBOX
    A SKIRMISH IN MEDIEVAL STUDIES.
    by Charlotte Allen
    June 2019

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  2. Johnny BJune 28, 2019 at 4:45 AM

    Congrats Prof. I'm looking forward to it and to see your work grow along with Unauthorized.

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  3. AnonymousJune 28, 2019 at 6:31 AM

    Thank you for your upload on unauthorized.tv . It has given me many points to reflect on and given me new reading material. Well done!

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  4. binks webelfJuly 5, 2019 at 10:45 AM

    Saw this, thought of you. Might you teach a future Tolkien course after the Medieval course at U.tv?

    https://catholicism.org/tolkien-and-reality.html
    Tolkien and Reality
    JUL 5, 2019 CHARLES A. COULOMBE

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    1. Fencing BearJuly 5, 2019 at 11:03 AM

      I would love to! Have you checked out the blog for the course I teach at Chicago? https://tolkienmedievalandmodern.blogspot.com

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  5. BelovedNovember 9, 2020 at 10:36 AM

    Professor Brown,

    I resubscribed to UA.tv and I just finished the first episode of your Medieval History series. Thank you so much, it was a delightful hour and I look forward to the rest of the series.

    I must confess, having experienced things in my own life far more "marvelous" than what you cited, I'm open to the possibility that the marvelous events recorded in primary sources were faithful accounts of real events. Of course, no reasonable person can believe anything that hasn't been authorized.

    To misquote the Bard, "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are verified in your newspaper."

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    1. BelovedNovember 9, 2020 at 1:49 PM

      Episode 3 and the reports of monks going out into the wildernesd to seek God... I found that very intetesting.

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    2. Fencing BearNovember 9, 2020 at 1:54 PM

      I am so happy you are enjoying the videos! Be sure to check out the study guides, if you want to read further: https://unauthorizedmedievalhistory.blogspot.com/

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