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History Extra podcastPapal elections and tariff troubles: history behind the headlinesIn the latest episode of our monthly podcast series, regular panellists Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter are joined by Frank Trentmann to discuss the historical parallels behind recent developments in the global trade war – plus the tumultuous history of papal elections, and the surprising connection between Katy Perry and Alexander the Great.
Hear more from Frank Trentmann on the history of tariffs: https://link.chtbl.com/3is-MbBu
The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...2025-04-2947 minHistory Extra podcastFunding cuts and culture wars: history behind the headlinesIn the latest episode of our monthly series, Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter discuss recent headlines about funding cuts to history departments in the UK’s universities - and we hear from Lucy Noakes, president of the Royal Historical Society, with her take on the situation. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2025-04-0148 minHistory Extra podcastWhat's the state of women's history in 2025?What is new research revealing about women's lives in the past? Does all women's history have to be feminist? And why do we need to be cautious about the 'girlbossification' of historical figures? To mark International Women's Day, Ellie Cawthorne speaks to three expert historians – Sarah Richardson, Hannah Skoda and Hannah Cusworth – to get their thoughts on the biggest trends and challenges in the field of women's history at the moment.The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...2025-03-0740 min
WDR ZeitzeichenOxford versinkt in blutigen Krawallen: War das Bier schuld?Es beginnt am 10.2.1355 mit einem Streit in einem Pub um verwässertes Bier, am Ende sterben in Oxford viele Menschen. Ursache: ein Konflikt zwischen Studenten und Bürgern.In diesem Zeitzeichen erzählt Nik Berger:wie gewalttätig und unkontrollierbar einige Oxford-Studenten im Mittelalter sind,über die ungleiche Bestrafung von Studenten und anderen Stadtbewohnern für gleiche Vergehen, warum der englische König persönlich zur Streitschlichtung anreist,wann im 20. Jahrhundert auch die letzte der nach den Unruhen verhängten Strafen aufgehoben wird. Das mittelalterliche Oxford ist gespalten: Auf der einen Seite die Bürger. U...2025-02-1014 minHistory Extra podcastGreenland, forest fires and presidential power: history behind the headlinesHistorians Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter look at the shifting dynamics of presidential power and discuss the history behind President Trump's stated desire to acquire Greenland, in 2025's first instalment of our monthly podcast series looking at the historical currents running beneath current affairs.The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2025-02-0443 min
Queers United International FootballersEpisode 35: Hot Takes! NWSL Schedule Release 📹Videos + Tops & Bottoms: Chelsea FC 💙 & Crystal Palace FC 🦅Stefanie and Gina deliver HOT TAKES on this week’s NWSL club schedule release videos. They’re talking production value, acting, effort, concepting and creative development, all the important stuff…and the schedules got released! They react to ACFC reacting to their new state of the art training & performance center - SAUNASSSSS! Then, the greatly anticipated return of Tops & Bottoms: WSL Edition - starting with Chelsea FC and Crystal Palace FC. Join them on the journey to definitively choosing a WSL side to support forever and ever and ever and ever! Press play!
Queers United International Footballers celebr...2025-01-2455 minHistory Extra podcast2024 in review: history behind the headlinesHannah Skoda and Rana Mitter look back at the history behind some of the year's biggest news stories in this special episode of our monthly seriesFrom the rise of AI to a plethora of elections and life-saving vaccines, it's been a busy 12 months. Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter look back at the history behind some of the biggest stories of the year – and pick their favourite books of 2024, in this special episode of our monthly series.Interested in the podcasts Hannah and Ra...2024-12-2446 minHistory Extra podcastHistory behind the headlines: Trump's win – parallels with the pastIn the latest episode of our monthly series charting the past behind the present, historians Rana Mitter and Hannah Skoda explore the historical episodes that have most to tell us about Donald Trump's win in the US presidential election, and consider the political role of archbishops through the centuries.The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-11-2645 minHistory Extra podcastHistory Behind the Headlines: political memoirs, fuel and access to natureIn the latest episode of our monthly series charting the past behind the present, Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter explore the history of political memoirs, Britain's changing energy supplies across the centuries, and conflicts over access to the countryside. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-10-2246 min
We Are ChelseaWho's most likely to...? With Hannah Hampton and Sjoeke NuskenThis is We are Chelsea, the official podcast of Chelsea Women, brought to you in association with Škoda, the official car partner of Chelsea Women and proud supporters of women's sport. www.skoda.co.uk Caz De Moraes is joined by the duo the fans have been waiting for, it's Hannah Hampton and Sjoeke Nusken. Who's most likely to go on I'm A Celeb? Who's got the worst taste in music? And who's the last one on the dance floor? To watch the full episode on YouTube, clic...2024-10-1638 minHistory Extra podcastViking trade, Titanic and Olympic rings: history behind the headlinesHannah Skoda and Rana Mitter discuss the historical news stories that have made headlines this monthIn the latest episode of our monthly series charting the past behind the present, Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter explore the history behind a row about the Olympic rings staying on the Eiffel Tower, Viking-era treasure that offers new insights about global trade, and what we can learn from new underwater footage of the Titanic.The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad...2024-09-1751 minHistory Extra podcastMedieval torture: everything you wanted to knowWhy were people tortured in the Middle Ages? Was it ever legal? Did the infliction of physical pain play as large a role in medieval prosecutions as we might think? And did anyone actually experience the deadly embrace of the Iron Maiden? Speaking to Charlotte Hodgman, historian Professor Hannah Skoda answers a range of listener questions on torture in the medieval era. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-09-0829 minHistory Extra podcastHannah Skoda and Rana Mitter discuss the historical currents and tensions behind recent far right riots in the UKIn the latest episode of our monthly series charting the past behind the present, Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter are joined by historian Nigel Copsey to discuss the long history of the far right in the UK.The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-08-2047 minHistory Extra podcastIs democracy doomed? History behind the headlinesIn the latest episode of our monthly series exploring the past behind the present, Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter are joined by Professor Paul Cartledge to explore the long roots of recent tensions in democracies around the world. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-07-2341 min
Mango: Dead SeriousMango: Dead Serious - Audio Drama TrailerMango: Dead Serious is an action-packed feature-length audio drama from Hard 90 Productions. Stay tuned for "Mango 2" now in development! Storyline: After saving virologist Dr. Charlotte Fox from a vicious attack deep in the mountains outside Los Angeles, Johnny Mango learns a virus has swept the globe causing a worldwide zombie outbreak. In order to continue her work on the vaccine, Dr. Fox must find her uncle whose last known whereabouts were 100 miles away in Joshua Tree. Mango, Dr. Fox and Mango’s dog Kismet embark on a dangerous journey to find Dr. Fox’s uncle and comple...2024-07-1201 minHistory Extra podcastHistorical apologies & female leaders: History behind the headlinesIn the latest episode of our monthly series charting the past behind the present, Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter look back at historical examples of leaders making public apologies, trailblazing female politicians, and stories of politicians who have fallen foul of the law.The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-06-1853 min
SundayMoralty in manifestos; Jasvinder Sangheras damehoodAs politicians promise to make us richer, our panellists – Rt Rev David Walker, Quassim Cassam, Seeta Suchak and David Landrum - take a moral approach to the party manifestos. The campaigner against forced marriage, Jasvinder Sanghera, who has just been made a dame, tells her own astonishing story. And a medieval historian, Hannah Skoda, explains why women with beards were considered holy.Presenter - Emily Buchanan
Producers - Peter Everett & Rob Cave
Production Coordinator - David Baguley
Editor - Tim Pemberton2024-06-1744 minHistory Extra podcastBreastfeeding in the Middle AgesBreastfeeding has been part of raising children since the dawn of time. However, studying its history also highlights stories of grief, community support and enforced labour. Speaking to Emily Briffett, historian Hannah Skoda shares her research on breastfeeding during the Middle Ages, from what medieval medics believed breast milk was made from, to ethical issues surrounding wet-nursing – and how medieval people felt about big debates that still surround breastfeeding today.The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...2024-06-0336 min
We Are ChelseaHow It Started: Hannah HamptonThis is We are Chelsea, the official podcast of Chelsea Women, brought to you in association with Škoda, the official car partner of Chelsea Women and proud supporters of women's sport. www.skoda.co.uk This week, Caz De Moraes is joined by Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton! After a promising first season at the club, Hannah takes us back to her early life, and makes us through her journey to becoming a Chelsea footballer. She talks about growing up in Spain playing in the Villarreal academy, how she learned multiple languages, inc...2024-05-2927 minHistory Extra podcastHistory Behind the Headlines: student protests down the centuriesIn the latest episode of our monthly series charting the past behind the present, Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter chronicle the history of student protests, explore the story of a remarkable medieval astrolabe and discuss some new discoveries about Jane Austen. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-05-1441 minHistory Extra podcastHistory behind the headlines: the Bengal famineIn the latest episode of History Behind the Headlines, Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter are joined by award-winning journalist and producer Kavita Puri to discuss the history of famine, and the challenges of tackling the contentious legacies of events such as the 1943 Bengal Famine. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-04-0941 min
HistoryExtra Long ReadsMedieval breastfeeding: an act of loveWhat can the history of breastfeeding tell us about medieval society? In this Long Read, written by Hannah Skoda, we explore stories of miracle cures, bizarre beliefs and caring communities.HistoryExtra Long Reads brings you the best articles from BBC History Magazine, direct to your ears. Today’s feature originally appeared in the February 2024 issue, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-03-2519 minHistory Extra podcastHistory Behind the Headlines: ageing politicians & new names for the London OvergroundThe latest instalment of our monthly series sees Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter talk to Matt Elton about the extent to which age has historically been a factor in who gets elected. Plus: telling working-class stories, and the history behind the new names for London Overground lines.The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-03-0540 min
OxPodsLate Medieval NostalgiaNostalgia is often framed as a uniquely modern phenomenon, but scholars have increasingly noticed that a longing for ‘the good old days’ stretches much farther back in history than you might think. Some time periods are perceived as hotbeds of nostalgia due to fast-paced social change, and the late medieval period is one such era. In this episode, Charlie Bowden, a History student at Jesus College, speaks to Dr Hannah Skoda, Associate Professor of Medieval History and Fellow and Tutor in History at St John’s College, about the sweeping changes that caused the people of the late medieval period...2024-02-2223 minHistory Extra podcastHistory Behind the Headlines: the Post Office, US elections and Alexander the GreatThe latest instalment of our monthly series sees Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter explore the long history behind the Post Office Scandal, the historical precedents behind recent developments in US politics and moreOur new monthly series explores the history hitting the headlines – and the way the past informs today’s world. The latest instalment of our monthly series sees Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter explore the long history behind the Post Office Scandal, the historical precedents behind recent developments in US politics and more.The HistoryExtra podcast is prod...2024-02-1337 min
Mango: Dead SeriousMango: Dead Serious - Full Feature-Length Audio DramaMango: Dead Serious is an action-packed feature-length audio drama from Hard 90 Productions. UPDATE: Stay tuned for "Mango 2" now in development! Storyline: After saving virologist Dr. Charlotte Fox from a vicious attack deep in the mountains outside Los Angeles, Johnny Mango learns a virus has swept the globe causing a worldwide zombie outbreak. In order to continue her work on the vaccine, Dr. Fox must find her uncle whose last known whereabouts were 100 miles away in Joshua Tree. Mango, Dr. Fox and Mango’s dog Kismet embark on a dangerous journey to find Dr. Fox’s uncle and compl...2024-02-051h 46History Extra podcastHistory Behind the Headlines: Elections, ‘panda diplomacy’ and the word of the yearThe latest instalment of our monthly sees Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter look back at the history behind the big stories of 2023 – and what they might tell us about the year to comeOur monthly series exploring how the past informs today’s world returns with a special episode catching up on some of 2023’s biggest stories, and considering how they might shape the events of 2024. Regular panellists Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter discuss the surprisingly brief history of elections, the panda democracy phenomenon, and the long roots of the Oxford Word of the Year –...2024-01-0243 min
Gone MedievalJoan of ArcJoan of Arc is a name that’s instantly recognisable to most people. A controversial figure in her own day, she has remained so ever since, often being adopted as a talisman of French nationalism. But how much do we really know—or understand—about the young woman who ignited France’s fightback against England during the Hundred Years’ War, but who paid the ultimate price at the age of just 19? In this episode of Gone Medieval, first released in January 2022, Matt Lewis is joined by Dr Hannah Skoda, to get to the heart of the real ‘Maid of...2023-12-2846 min
The TLS PodcastMarching To Their Own TuneThis week, Dennis Zhou joins us to illuminate the activism, anarchism and agility of the poet Gary Snyder; and Hannah Skoda reports from the Globe on a bold reinterpretation of the life of Joan of Arc.'Collected Poems' by Gary Snyder, edited by Jack Shoemaker and Anthony Hunt'I, Joan' by Charlie JosephineProduced by Charlotte Pardy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-09-2949 min
Dan Snow's History HitWho Was Joan of Arc?Joan of Arc is a name that’s instantly recognisable to most. A controversial figure in her own day, she has remained so ever since, often being adopted as a talisman of French nationalism.But how much do we really know—or understand—about the young woman who ignited France’s fightback against England during the Hundred Years’ War, but who paid the ultimate price at the age of just 19? To get to the heart of the real ‘Maid of Orléans’, Matt Lewis from the Gone Medieval podcast is joined in this episode by Dr Hannah Skoda, a...2022-01-2049 min
Gone MedievalJoan of ArcJoan of Arc is a name that’s instantly recognisable to most. A controversial figure in her own day, she has remained so ever since, often being adopted as a talisman of French nationalism. But how much do we really know—or understand—about the young woman who ignited France’s fightback against England during the Hundred Years’ War, but who paid the ultimate price at the age of just 19? To get to the heart of the real ‘Maid of Orléans’, Matt is joined in this episode by Dr Hannah Skoda, a Fellow and Tutor in Medieval Hist...2022-01-0848 min
IHSHG PodcastMedieval NostalgiaConfabulating with Dr Hannah Skoda
I work on the cultural and social history of the later Middle Ages.
I blog about what I do at ideasnowandthen.blogspot.co.uk and https://historyformychildren.com/
My interests lie principally in the social and cultural history of the later Middle Ages: hitherto, I have focused mainly on France, but I am now working comparatively with material from late medieval England, Italy and Germany. I am particularly interested in constructions of deviance; nostalgia; and legalism in this period, and enjoy collaborations with anthropologists and literary scholars.
Research Interests
History of nostalgia
History of misbehaviour...2021-12-201h 02
German Historical Institute London PodcastHannah Skoda: How I long for the good old days: Nostalgia and Social Change in the Long Fourteenth CenturyGHIL Lecture2021-05-2855 min
German Historical Institute London PodcastHannah Skoda: ‘How I long for the good old days’:The fourteenth century is characterized by a series of profound structural changes. This lecture forms part of a larger monograph project arguing that one of the ways in which people in England, France, and Italy responded to these changes was in a nostalgic mode. It was by articulating a longing for ‘the good old days’ that contemporaries tried to come to terms with plague, extreme demographic shifts, rapid commercialization, growing social mobility, rapid political change, pervasive warfare, and so on.2021-03-3030 min
RadioRadsport180 Sekunden: López gewinnt in Méribel, Vos in Italien und Démare in Luxembourg siegreichMiguel Ángel López gewinnt die 17. Etappe der 107. Tou de France von Grenoble nach Méribel. Der Kolumbianer vom Team Astana setzt sich am Schlussanstieg zum Col de la Loze auf 2.300 Metern gegen den Gesamtführenden Primoz Roglic von Jumbo-Visma und dessen Landsmann von UAE Team Emirates, Tadej Pogacar durch. Nach knapp 90 Kilometern gewinnt Marianne Vos von CCC-Liv in Nola die 6. Etappe des Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile vor Hannah Barnes von Canyon Sram und Lotto Soudal Fahrerin Lotte Kopecky. Die fast 164 Kilometer lange, wellige 2. Etappe der Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg von Remich nach Hesperange gewinnt Arnaud Démare von Groupama FDJ. UAE F...2020-09-1600 min
TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the HumanitiesRemembering the JagielloniansA Book at Lunchtime seminar with Natalia Nowakowska, Somerville College, University of Oxford, Professor Julia Mannherz (Oriel, Oxford) Professor Hannah Skoda (St John’s, Oxford) Chaired by Professor Katherine Lebow (Christ Church, Oxford). Alongside the Renaissance dynasties of the Tudors, Valois, Habsburgs, and Medici once stood the Jagiellonians. Largely forgotten in Britain, their memory remains a powerful element within modern Europe.
Remembering the Jagiellonians is the first study of international memories of the Jagiellonians (1386–1596), one of the most powerful but lesser known royal dynasties of Renaissance Europe. It explores how the Jagiellon family has been remembered across Central, Eastern and Nort...2018-12-1449 min