The Lion in Winter

<p>It's our Christmas episode (about a week late): A Lion in Winter! Join us for a discussion of medieval Christmas, dogs, King Lear, and more!</p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>"The Lion in Winter" Roger Ebert 4 November 1968 https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-lion-in-winter-1968 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_in_Winter_(1968_film)</p> <p>Mental Floss https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/514198/10-dramatic-facts-about-king-lear#:~:text=KING%20LEAR%20WAS%20INSPIRED%20BY,12th%2Dcentury%20Historia%20Regum%20Britanniae.</p> <p>Legend of King Lear:<br /> "Geoffrey of Monmouth's account of King Lear in History of the Kings of Britain" https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/geoffrey-of-monmouths-account-of-king-lear-in-history-of-the-kings-of-britain<br /> "Dates and Sources: Find out what inspired Shakespeare's King Lear and when it was written," Royal Shakespeare Company https://www.rsc.org.uk/king-lear/about-the-play/dates-and-sources<br /> "Geoffrey of Monmouth," PBS, 1 May 2009, https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/king-lear-geoffrey-of-monmouth/638/ .<br /> Six Old English Chronicles https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Six_Old_English_Chronicles/Geoffrey%27s_British_History/Book_2</p> <p>Dogs<br /> Kathleen Walker-Meikle, "Dogs: Medieval Man's Best Friend," British Library https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2013/09/dogs-medieval-mans-best-friend.html<br /> Diane Lee, "Dogs at the Medieval Banquet," the iris: Behind the Scenes at the Getty https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/dogs-at-the-medieval-banquet/<br /> "Nothin' but a Hound Dog" Medieval manuscripts blog, British Library, 4 february 2013 https://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2013/02/nothin-but-a-hound-dog.html?_ga=2.178439524.1765360649.1603983305-769267029.1603983305</p> <p>Eleanor and Her Sons:<br /> Helen Castor, "Why Richard I shared his bed with the king of France," The Guardian 18 March 2008 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/mar/19/monarchy.france<br /> "Richard I (1157-1199)" BBC History http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/richard_