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Sounds,22 Dec 2025,49 mins,

Who Was Medieval Europe's Most Evil Monarch?

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
Contains strong language, scenes of a sexual nature and some violent scenes.

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Who was the very worst of all the Medieval monarchs? No spoilers but we've got monarchs driven psychopathic by love, terrible sadists, and egos that straddled a continent. They were the worst of the worst, but who was the worst of all? Our guest today is Dr Eleanor Janega, co-host of Gone Medieval from History Hit - if you are a fan of the medieval world, you need to be listening! This episode was edited by Tim Arstall and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick. All music from Epidemic Sounds. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.

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