The Bayeux Inquest shows how oral evidence became history and feudal terms and concepts in action. The story has much to do with Bishop Odo, the Conqueror's half-brother, and the interpretation of the Red Book by Horace Round.

Here is the first of four talks on how the study and research into the legend of Robin Hood can point us towards sources and context that may progress our search for medieval ancestors.  This is Number Eight in a series of weekly chats lea...

The latest in a series of weekly supplements to The Talk Genealogy Podcast looks at how the links connecting Blind Willie McTell and Winston Churchill can help us in our research into Medieval Genealogy

This weekly supplement to the Talk Genealogy Podcast discusses exponential genealogy and how it can impact our family history search.  We look at ISOPoints and Pedigree Collapse. And what have Eve and Lucy got to do with us.  These sh...

Episode 65 of the Talk Genealogy Podcast is one of a series of weekly podcasts leading up to the publication of Malcolm Noble's Practical Introduction to Medieval Genealogy.  This talk helps us draw comparisons and research tips for the ta...

Our weekly mini-series, drawing on Medieval Genealogy, continues with a look at two genealogists who introduction many Victorian enthusiasts to the magic of so many medieval sources. 

Abandoned settlement left so many clues behind for family historians to oncover.  We look at the types of deserted vilages, reason for desertion, clues from fieldwalking and medieval sources. This is the third in a mini series of short wee...

This episode of the Talk Genealogy podcast looks at Feudal England in the Middle Ages. This is part of a weekly mini-series of Medieval Knitting leading to the launch of a Practical Introduction to Medieval Genealogy in February 2026. 

The first in a mini-series of weekly podcasts about mediaeval genealogists. We start with Lay Subsidies

In 1386, the Court of Chivalry heard the first major heraldic trial between two prominent English families. This episode of the Talk Genealogy podcast looks at the implication for our family history research today.