Digital Humanities and Medieval History for the Public

The Medieval Travelers Podcast

Storytelling, intriguing artifacts, marvels and wonders. The Medieval Travelers Podcast brings history to life, making it accessible and engaging for a global audience. Written and produced by students in Dr. Kathryne Beebe’s undergraduate course, HIST 4222: Medieval Travelers, at the University of North Texas (Spring 2026 – present).

Lead grey pilgrim badge in the shape of a scallop shell against a black background — *Lead-alloy pilgrim badge in the shape of a scallop shell. London, British Museum, c. 12-16C. Museum number1856,0701.2106*

© The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.

A Virtual Pilgrimage: Felix Fabri’s “Sionpilger” and the Unicorn

Video Blog Post for the Birkbeck Leverhulme International Network on Pilgrim Libraries

All audio is used with permission from Consort Iridiana, directed by Jonathan Williams.

Audio files:

Medieval pilgrim hymn arr. by Huldrich Braetel (1495-1544), “In Gottes Nahmen fahren Wir,” sung by Consort Iridiana, New College Chapel, Oxford, March 2010.

Nicolas Gombert (c.1495 – c.1560), “Virgo Sancta Katherina,” sung by Consort Iridiana, New College Chapel, Oxford, March 2010.