{"podcast":{"title":"Gone Medieval","slug":"gone-medieval-3244458","podcast_index_feed_id":3244458,"rss_url":"https://access.acast.com/rss/11c1773b-6d50-4dbb-b543-483046bdc241","website_url":"https://www.historyhit.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6215f7024b795a6746fd3b2f/1690558293279-dde5f0ed0c769495655bfde88abddebf.jpeg","author":"History Hit","episode_count":558,"summary":"From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people: Gone Medieval is History Hit’s podcast dedicated to the middle ages, in Europe and far beyond. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, The Ancients, and Betwixt the Sheets. History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T10:18:28.902515+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-medieval-3244458"},"episode":{"title":"Battle of the Golden Spurs","slug":"battle-of-the-golden-spurs","published_at":"2026-07-10T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-medieval-3244458/battle-of-the-golden-spurs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-medieval-3244458","url":"https://shows.acast.com/gone-medieval/episodes/battle-of-the-golden-spurs","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/gone-medieval/e/6a4e621af8a80edf85dc9d3b/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=KpdgHc3g3PxvoG88uzOsYLI8-sZNHqL4qsTRx2-E1D0","summary":"In 1302, an army of Flemish townsmen achieved the impossible. At the Battle of the Golden Spurs, infantry armed with pikes and determination crushed the mounted knights of Kingdom of France in one of the greatest military upsets of the Middle Ages. Matt Lewis is joined by Danièle Cybulski to uncover the truth behind this classic David v Goliath story. Why did France invade Flanders? How did ordinary craftsmen defeat Europe's most feared cavalry? And did this famous victory change the course of medieval warfare? MORE Deadly Rivalry: Armagnac v Burgundy Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify The Women Who Ruled Medieval Burgundy Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. Audio editor is Tim Arstall, the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds. Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast. Watch Matt and Eleanor's new documentary The Rise of the Plantagenets only on History Hit TV with a subscription. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week PLUS early access, ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe .   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In 1302, an army of Flemish townsmen achieved the impossible. At the Battle of the Golden Spurs, infantry armed with pikes and determination crushed the m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3292,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gone-medieval-3244458/episodes/battle-of-the-golden-spurs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-medieval-3244458/battle-of-the-golden-spurs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}