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Were the Middle Ages Really “The Good Place”?

by Paul B. Sturtevant on January 10, 2020

NBC's "The Good Place" says that nobody has gone to heaven in 521 years. That makes the last truly good person medieval! But were the Middle Ages really so good?

Games

Reigns: The Great, Simple, King Simulator with a “Dark Ages” Problem

by Robert Houghton on October 3, 2019

Reigns is a cheap and cheerful casual game. It's also one of the best representations of medieval rulership.

Game of Thrones The Public Medievalcast

The Public Medievalcast: Episode 1

by Paul B. Sturtevant on June 6, 2019

A brand new podcast from The Public Medievalist! Game of Thrones has come and gone, and have we got a postmortem panel for you! Three scholars discuss where the show went right and wrong, and what to look forward to in the future.

Game of Thrones

Brienne of Tarth is a Heroine for our Age

by Elizabeth S. Leet on May 9, 2019

Brienne of Tarth is one of Game of Thrones best characters: a chivalrous warrior, and now a knight of the realm. Let's meet another woman warrior of medieval literature.

Game of Thrones

You Know Nothing about Medieval Warfare, Jon Snow

by Paul B. Sturtevant on May 2, 2019

The Battle of Winterfell would have gone a lot better had our heroes known a thing or two about medieval warfare...

Gender, Sexism, and the Middle Ages

Werewolves as a Metaphor for Domestic Abusers

by Kisha Tracy on February 21, 2019

We all know werewolves as legendary figures that periodically fly into an unstoppable rage. What you may not know is that in the Middle Ages this was often a metaphor for domestic violence.

Gender, Sexism, and the Middle Ages

“Viking Tough”: How Ads Sell Us Medieval Manhood

by Megan Arnott on January 31, 2019

Ads sell us an image of ourselves. So what are they selling to men when that image is medieval?

Gift Guide

The Public Medievalist 2018 Holiday Gift Guide

by Shiloh Carroll on November 30, 2018

Need a gift for the holidays? Something that says "I am super into the Middle Ages"? Well, we've got you covered with our first-ever holiday gift-giving guide!

Gender, Sexism, and the Middle Ages

My Fair Lady? How We Think About Medieval Women

by Yvonne Seale on October 25, 2018

When we think of medieval women, one word stands out above the rest: "lady." But what did it mean to be a lady? What does it now? And what should it mean?

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