Fortune's Wheel: A Podcast History of the Late Middle Ages

By: Jonathon LaRosa
  • Summary

  • The Middle Ages is an oft-overlooked era in Western Civilization when many of our modern borders, cultures, and traditions came to be. Using in-depth research, the story of our medieval ancestors comes to life in vivid detail with an emphasis on tying the myriad storylines of the time together, to highlight the spider's web of European, African, Islamic and Asian entanglements proving once and for all our modern world was not created in a vacuum.
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Episodes
  • 143: Hic Terror Mundi, Guiscardo
    Nov 2 2024

    Hic Terror Mundi, Guiscardo. It’s one of the most powerful epitaphs in world history.


    Members-Only Series on Patreon:

    For only a dollar per month, you can hear multiple varying stories and storylines so far through the 11th century, including but not limited to the creation of the Kingdom of Poland, what’s happening on the Continent while Duke William is conquering England, and, currently, our series called “The Book of Alexios” detailing all those details of the monumental medieval emperor, Alexios Komnenos, that didn’t make it into the public podcast. Every dime donated will be put directly back into the show, so I hope you consider becoming a Patreon member! Just follow this link to our Patreon page to peruse the right “subscription” for you: https://www.patreon.com/FortunesWheelPodcast.


    Social Media:

    YouTube Page: Fortune’s Wheel Podcast

    Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3

    Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast

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    41 mins
  • 142: The Norman Sack of Rome
    Oct 29 2024

    One of the most devastating events in the Middle Ages occurs on this episode. The fact that it isn’t talked about more is, frankly, criminal. And of all of our protagonists and antagonists in this season of the podcast, you may be surprised who it affects the most.


    Members-Only Series on Patreon:

    For only a dollar per month, you can hear multiple varying stories and storylines so far through the 11th century, including but not limited to the creation of the Kingdom of Poland, what’s happening on the Continent while Duke William is conquering England, and, currently, our series called “The Book of Alexios” detailing all those details of the monumental medieval emperor, Alexios Komnenos, that didn’t make it into the public podcast. Every dime donated will be put directly back into the show, so I hope you consider becoming a Patreon member! Just follow this link to our Patreon page to peruse the right “subscription” for you: https://www.patreon.com/FortunesWheelPodcast.


    Social Media:

    YouTube Page: Fortune’s Wheel Podcast

    Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3

    Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast

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    40 mins
  • 141: Castel Sant'Angelo
    Oct 6 2024

    Pope Gregory VII is stuck in Rome awaiting his knight in shining armor, Duke Robert Guiscard, who just returned to quell the uprisings in Apulia and Calabria. Henry IV is within reach of his life’s ambition, and Emperor Alexios is broken but not finished. And there is one place that is at the center of it all: Castel Sant’Angelo.


    Members-Only Series on Patreon:

    For only a dollar per month, you can hear multiple varying stories and storylines so far through the 11th century, including but not limited to the creation of the Kingdom of Poland, what’s happening on the Continent while Duke William is conquering England, and, currently, our series called “The Book of Alexios” detailing all those details of the monumental medieval emperor, Alexios Komnenos, that didn’t make it into the public podcast. Every dime donated will be put directly back into the show, so I hope you consider becoming a Patreon member! Just follow this link to our Patreon page to peruse the right “subscription” for you: https://www.patreon.com/FortunesWheelPodcast.


    Social Media:

    YouTube Page: Fortune’s Wheel Podcast

    Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3

    Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast

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    38 mins

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