This week, Danièle speaks with Dr. Emma Levitt about tournaments and the joust in the Middle Ages. Dr. Levitt tells us all about how to score a joust, how the tournament changed over time, and how jousting was used to mend fences during the Wars of the Roses.
Emma Levitt is currently a Post-Doctoral researcher at the University of Huddersfield. You can visit Emma’s webpage at Academia.edu or follow her on Twitter @EVLevitt
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Top Image: British Library MS Harley 4379 fol. 19v
This week, Danièle speaks with Dr. Emma Levitt about tournaments and the joust in the Middle Ages. Dr. Levitt tells us all about how to score a joust, how the tournament changed over time, and how jousting was used to mend fences during the Wars of the Roses.
Emma Levitt is currently a Post-Doctoral researcher at the University of Huddersfield. You can visit Emma’s webpage at Academia.edu or follow her on Twitter @EVLevitt
You can subscribe to The Medieval Podcast via iTunes or our RSS feed – click here to listen to more episodes
The sponsors for this week’s podcast are:
Skillshare – you sign up for a two-month free trial by going to www.medievalists.net/skillshare
Top Image: British Library MS Harley 4379 fol. 19v
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