Want to buy a castle? Pendragon Foundation does w/ Nathan Hood -- JFT Ep 23

Want to buy a castle? Pendragon Foundation does w/ Nathan Hood -- JFT Ep 23

Author: Michael November 16, 2025 Duration: 1:02:00

Nathan Hood, founder of the newly created Pendragon Foundation joins me on this episode of Just Feudal Things to discuss the sad state of castles (and historical sites) in Britain and what he is going to try and do about it. It’s a good opportunity to consider how the past shapes our lives now and how we interact with that history shapes our view of it.For all things Memory Medieval, you can become a free subscriber to my substack here

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Michael hosts Memory Medieval Podcast, a series of thoughtful conversations that dig into how people lived, thought, and organized their worlds a thousand years ago. Rather than just listing dates and battles, this podcast explores the textures of daily life, the evolution of cultural ideas, and the complex structures of society that defined the medieval period. Each episode features a different historian or expert, leading to organic discussions that can jump from analyzing a single manuscript to debating broad social transformations across centuries. You’ll hear about the stories we tell ourselves about the past and how our modern memory of the Middle Ages is constantly being reshaped. The tone is more like a deep dive with curious friends than a formal lecture, making the distant past feel surprisingly immediate and relevant. For anyone with an interest in the roots of our contemporary world, this podcast offers a nuanced and engaging doorway into a fascinating era. Find more from Michael and his guests through the Substack linked to the show.
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The Life, Death, and Lore of Old English w/Wylfcen -- Ep30 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:12
Wylfcen joins me to give us an education on the life, death, and lore of the Old Enligsh language. Funnily enough, I did not know that Tolkien was a professor of Old English! I’m always doing so much on the Normans.. it’…
Richard the Lionheart part 4 w/ James Naus -- Ep29 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:28:21
Dr. James Naus joins me to discuss the complicated relationship between the Angevins (Richard the Lionheart) and the Capetians (Philip Augustus, one of Richard’s great rivals). Was Philip just insecure? Was he a bad crus…
Richard the Lionheart part 3 w/ The Bazaar of War -- Ep28 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:20:07
Ben of The Bazaar of War joins me to take a deep dive into the life and military career of Saladin. I really wanted to understand why he is regarded as such a great commander while his results in the third crusade, despi…
Richard the Lionheart part 2 w/ J Stephen Roberts -- Ep27 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:04
J Stephen Roberts of Real Crusades History joins me to discuss Richard the Lionheart and what some of the hostile sources have to say about him. As J Stephen is one of the top history creators online, we also discuss his…
Richard the Lionheart Part 1 w/ John Gillingham -- MMP Ep26 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:20:04
This is the first in a six part series on Richard the Lionheart and what a way to kick it off than with the world’s top scholar! John Gillingham has written the seminal biography on Richard and is widely regarded as the…
Make Your Holiday Feast more Medieval! w/ Andrew Mitchell -- MMP Ep25 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:34:11
Andrew Mitchell is a history professor at Grove City College, a small liberal arts college in western PA where he teaches a recurring and popular history class on “Food and Feasting”. Grove City is one of only a handful…