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St. Francis & the First Nativity Play

12/9/2025 • 64 min

Christmas would not be complete without a nativity play: Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph, all watched over by an ox, a donkey and assorted bystanders in the stable. St Francis of Assisi staged the very first nativity play way back in 1323, so like all the best things in life; it's medieval! Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Professor Tim Larsen to uncover how St Franc… Play episode

Medieval Roots of The Modern Alphabet
Medieval Europe's Encounter with Islam
When the Vikings met the Slavs
Trial of Joan of Arc
Scotland's Stone of Scone
How the Wind Blew Up The Middle Ages
The Birth of the Medieval World
Lizard Shampoo, Potions & Remedies
200 Years' War - Michael Livingston
Ad Gefrin: Anglo-Saxon Palace
Medieval Hallowe'en
Owain Glyndwr, Welsh Rebel
Prophet Muhammad
St. Catherine & Autumnal Saints
Ragnarok & The End of the World
How to Reach Valhalla
Thor and Loki
Odin, Asgard & the Norse Gods
Norse Mythology: Creation Myths
Ballads of Love and Death
King Arthur
Prophecies of Merlin
Æthelstan: The Birth of England
The Real Eleanor of Aquitaine
After 1066: The Domesday Book
After 1066: The Harrying of the North
William Wallace, Scottish Rebel
The Medieval Moon
King Edward I: Hammer of the Scots
Women of the Crusades
The Battle of Bosworth
Medieval Obscenity
The Paston Letters with Helen Castor
Legend of William Tell
How to Survive the 15th Century
Medieval Beauty Standards with Kate Lister
Battle of Winchelsea with Dan Jones
Dragons: From Eden to Middle Earth
Medieval England's Top 5 Sites
The Republic of Venice
Monsters of the Medieval World
Childbirth in Medieval Times with Kate Lister
Canterbury Tales: Pilgrims' Professions
Chaucer's Wife of Bath: Medieval Feminist
St. Christopher & Summertime Saints
Medieval Hungary
The Murder of Henry VI
The Green Man
The Galloglass: Gaelic Mercenary Warriors

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