Segment 1: Polar Exploration and the Code of Chivalry

• The Terror by Dan Simmons
• Terra Incognita by Sara Wheeler
• Canadian Geographic Website’s history of the Franklin Expedition (link no longer available), in which the Terror and the Erebus were lost

Segment 2: Interview with Angela Craig of the Royal Armouries at Leeds

• Visit the Royal Armouries website
• See a larger image of Angela portraying Joan of Arc in her presentation

Books Mentioned by Scott and Angela

• Tournaments In England by Juliet Barker
• Joan of Arc In Her Own Words by Willard Trask
• Joan of Arc A Military Leader by Kelly DeVries
• The Poem The Tale of Joan of Arc is reprinted in The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan, edited by Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski

Dame Juliana Berner’s book Hawking, Hunting and the Blaising of Arms (mentioned by Ms. Clair) is currently unavailable in print. If you are interested in a woman’s perspective of medieval sport, you might like Berner’s text on sport fishing, Fishing With An Angle.

Segment 3: Humility, Gratitude and Andy Griffith

• Listen to the entire interview with Andy Griffith on the May 12 broadcast of NPR’s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

Subscribe: RSS