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Danièle Cybulskie
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Author of Chivalry and Courtesy, How to Live Like a Monk, and Life in Medieval Europe. Creator and host of The Medieval Podcast. Professional nerd. she/her.

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Danièle Cybulskie @5minmedievalist.bsky.social · Dec 10
Hi, new followers! Happy to be connected. 😊

As the bio says, I’m a writer and podcaster, who sometimes teaches online courses on the Middle Ages.

I’m also Team Gawain 💯

You can find all my stuff here, if you’re interested: danielecybulskie.com
Danièle Cybulskie
Danièle Cybulskie is an author, podcaster, and speaker who has made medieval history fun, entertaining, and accessible for millions of people around the world.
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This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : The Language of Heresy with Erin Wagner www.medievalists.net/2025/11/the-... #medieval
The Language of Heresy with Erin Wagner - Medievalists.net
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Erin Wagner about what late medieval people meant when they used the word heresy, how the usage evolved, and how medieval people applied ideas…
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November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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This week on The Medieval Podcast: Balthild of Francia with Isabel Moreira with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/11/balt... #medieval
Balthild of Francia with Isabel Moreira - Medievalists.net
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Isabel Moreira about Queen Balthild of Francia, her influence, and her lasting legacy.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Medieval Vampire Epidemics with John Blair www.medievalists.net/2025/10/medi... #Halloween #medieval #podcasts
Medieval Vampire Epidemics with John Blair - Medievalists.net
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with John Blair about who refused to rest in peace in the Middle Ages, how medieval people attempted to keep the dead buried, and why some hauntings…
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October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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🎃 Sink your teeth into Halloween with The Medieval Podcast by Daniele Cybulskie! 🧛‍♂️ Medieval vampire myths, spooky tales & Dracula origins! Listen if you dare. 👻 open.spotify.com/episode/2k8W... #HalloweenHistory #VampireLore #MedievalPodcast #SpookySeason #DraculaVibes
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Medieval Vampire Epidemics with John Blair
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October 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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A new episode of The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : The Two Hundred Years’ War with Michael Livingston www.medievalists.net/2025/10/the-... #medievalsky #podcasts
The Two Hundred Years' War with Michael Livingston - Medievalists.net
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Michael Livingston about why the Hundred Years’ War should actually be called the Two Hundred Years’ War, what actually touched off the…
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October 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Medieval Animal Names with Ben Parsons www.medievalists.net/2025/10/medi... #medieval #animals #animalnames
Medieval Animal Names with Ben Parsons - Medievalists.net
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Ben Parsons about what medieval people named their pets and working animals, how we know about them, and which animals are still called by their…
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October 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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This week on The Medieval Podcast: Medieval Wolves with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/10/medi... #wolves #medieval #podcast
Medieval Wolves with Elizabeth Marshall - Medievalists.net
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Elizabeth Marshall about where we find wolves in medieval sources, how early English writers saw them, and how wolves both add to – and steal –…
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October 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : A New History of the Fourteenth Century with @helencarr.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/10/a-ne... #history #historysky
A New History of the Fourteenth Century with Helen Carr - Medievalists.net
The fourteenth-century is one of the most turbulent periods in European history. Famine, war, plague, royal depositions – you name it, this century’s got it. This week, Danièle speaks with Helen Carr…
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October 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Medieval Wills and Testaments with Robert A. Wood www.medievalists.net/2025/09/medi... #medieval
Medieval Wills and Testaments with Robert A. Wood - Medievalists.net
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Robert A. Wood about medieval wills, funerals, and some memorable bequests
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September 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Forensic Medicine and Death Investigation with @sarabutler.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/09/fore... #criminalforensics #medievalcrime
Forensic Medicine and Death Investigation with Sara Butler - Medievalists.net
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Sara Butler about forensic medicine, and how death investigation was conducted in medieval England.
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September 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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I've deleted my academia.edu. The new ToCs were totally unacceptable.
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September 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : History in Flames with Robert Bartlett www.medievalists.net/2025/09/hist... #medievalmanuscripts #historypodcast
History in Flames with Robert Bartlett - Medievalists.net
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Robert Bartlett about the manuscripts we’ve lost by accident and by design, and how these precious documents are being preserved today.
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September 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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On Wednesday, 24 September, I'll be visiting Yale & revisiting my earlier work on the history of plague in premodern Africa. What do we know now about the history of this disease (which seems to be of Eurasian origin) in Africa? macmillan.yale.edu/africa/event... #histmed #GlobalMiddleAges 🧪🗃️
CAS Lecture Series: The Plagues of Africa: Reconstructing the Global Histories of a Eurasian Disease
Wed, Sep 24 2025, 4 - 5:30pm | Monica H. Green is a historian of medicine and global health, specializing on the pre-1500 period. Her work on the history of plague combines the findings of documentary...
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September 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Æthelstan, First King of England with @davidwoodman45.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/09/aeth... #Æthelstan #medieval
Æthelstan, First King of England with David Woodman - Medievalists.net
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with David Woodman about Æthelstan’s life, his rule, and his attempt to unite the kingdoms of Britain.
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September 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Whoa! Thanks for the tip. For other folks wanting to do this, here are screenshots of what I just did. Start by going to you "Account Settings." Then follow the screenshots below. And yes, when given the option "Are you sure you want to proceed?," you better believe I hit that sucker!
disabling AI on Academia.edu: #1 - go to 'account settings' (flagged with red arrow). Screenshot of instructions to disable AI on Academia.edu, #2: choose "AI Settings". Note that this was already "enabled" even though I had never opted for it. Note, too, this claim "Your uploaded works are eligible for Al-generated content." As if they're doing us a great favor! Screenshot showing how to disable AI on Academia.edu - #3 - 'warning' that disabling AI will delete all AI products.
August 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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This week on The Medieval Podcast: Robert DeVere, Royal Favourite with James Ross with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/08/robe... #EnglishHistory #HistoryPodcast
Robert DeVere, Royal Favourite with James Ross - Medievalists.net
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with James Ross about the life of Robert de Vere - the infamous bff of King Richard II - his impact on the kingdom, and why it’s always worth taking…
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August 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Agnes, daughter of Stephen, was accidentally killed when she was struck by the sail of a windmill in Herringswell, Suffolk, sometime around the year 1240. Accidents such as these (death by the arm of the windmill) are not common in the records I use in my research🧵1/3...
Two people working near a windmill from the fourteenth-century manuscript known as MS Bodley 264 (which is housed at the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford). One person is on a horse and seems perilously close to the windmill. The other is carrying a sack to the windmill.
August 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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It's good to be queen! 👑 My new queen of Moondoor tees and hats are available now for a limited time! Each purchase benefits True Colors United, working to end LGBTQ+ youth homelessness. Charlie approved! Get yours here: shopstands.com/collections/...
August 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Deborah is so lovely - and seriously knowledgeable! I so enjoyed talking with her about one of my favourite subjects.
August 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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We are excited to welcome Sébastien Rossignol of Memorial University to open the 2025-26 Convivium series with his lecture, 'Tenere suam aquam equo modo': Understanding the Urbanized Energy Landscape of Medieval Silesia" on September 12! RSVP today to attend in person or virtually! uoft.me/bLL
medieval illustration of a landscape, with informational text as posted.
August 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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This was such a fun episode! (And book!)
August 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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It's great to be the brother of the king!
Or is it? Looks like Louis of Orleans may have something to say about that...

This week on This is History Presents: The Glass King, enter John the Fearless - because France was not chaotic enough already.

Hope you've been enjoying the series!
A manuscript image of Louis of Orleans being brutally murdered in the street. Lots of blood, swords, and a severed hand.
August 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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A new episode of The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Marco Polo and his World with Sharon Kinoshita www.medievalists.net/2025/08/marc... #MarcoPolo #medieval #podcast
Marco Polo and his World with Sharon Kinoshita - Medievalists.net
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Sharon Kinoshita about why Marco travelled so far, what sort of detail he wanted to share with his readers, and what was going on in the world…
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August 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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I don't usually talk about my freelance work on here but today marks the first episode of a new mini series for This Is History about King Charles VI of France.

It's a fascinating story and I've been given a lot of creative freedom with the sound, and I'm really proud of what we've made!
The thumbnail for This Is History Presents: The Glass King in a podcast player. A bronze shield with the title 'The Glass King' on it with the Sony Music and This Is History Presents logos above it, with an old stone church in the background. The image looks cracked like a pane of glass
July 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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ASU English alum @vikingrhetoric.bsky.social, now a @tmccnevada.bsky.social professor, recently discussed his work—on how Vikings actually settled disputes using due process rather than bloodshed—with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social on The Medieval Podcast.

Listen: ow.ly/gJA050Wybue #ASUHumanities
Vikings Behaving Reasonably with Robert Lively - Medievalists.net
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Robert Lively about how a person became a Viking lawyer, what the process was for solving disputes, and how fixing bad behaviour worked in this s...
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August 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM