Sarah Ifft Decker, a medieval historian, explores how movies, tv, and books depict the medieval world. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And what do they tell us about how modern people think about the medieval past?
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride (1987) · May 4, 2025
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code (2006) · Apr 20, 2025
The Black Cauldron & The Sword in the Stone
The Black Cauldron (1985) · Mar 9, 2025
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · Feb 23, 2025
Excalibur
Excalibur (1981) · Jan 26, 2025
The Man In The Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) · Dec 15, 2024
Highlander
Highlander (1986) · Nov 17, 2024
The Return of Martin Guerre
The Return of Martin Guerre (1982) · Oct 9, 2024
King Arthur(2004)
King Arthur (2004) · Sep 21, 2024
The Crusades
The Crusades (1935) · Jun 10, 2024
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) · Apr 29, 2024
The Fountain
The Fountain (2006) · Feb 7, 2024
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019) · Dec 24, 2023
Apocalypto
Apocalypto (2006) · Dec 10, 2023
The Pope's Exorcist
The Pope's Exorcist (2023) · Oct 29, 2023
Gladiator
Gladiator (2000) · Sep 16, 2023
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) · Apr 15, 2023
Medieval (2022)
Medieval (2022) · Apr 1, 2023
The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) · Mar 6, 2023
Catherine Called Birdy
Catherine Called Birdy (2022) · Jan 22, 2023
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II (1989) · Dec 25, 2022
Shakespeare In Love
Shakespeare in Love (1998) · Dec 11, 2022
The Kid Who Would Be King
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019) · Nov 29, 2022
A Kid In King Arthur's Court
A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) · Nov 14, 2022
Doctor Who - The Marian Conspiracy
Doctor Who (1996) · Oct 1, 2022
Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane (2009) · Aug 6, 2022
The Court Jester
The Court Jester (1955) · Jul 23, 2022
The Northman
The Northman (2022) · Jun 26, 2022
Red Cliff
Red Cliff (2008) · Jun 11, 2022
Outlander
Outlander (2008) · May 28, 2022
Francesco
Francesco (1989) · May 14, 2022
The Last Duel
The Last Duel (2021) · Apr 30, 2022
The Lord Of The Rings
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) · Apr 16, 2022
Benedetta
Benedetta (2021) · Apr 2, 2022
Doctor Who - Battlefield
Doctor Who (1996) · Feb 19, 2022
The Green Knight
The Green Knight (2021) · Dec 24, 2021
Doctor Who - The King's Demons
Doctor Who (1996) · Dec 11, 2021
Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke (1985) · Nov 15, 2021
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964) · Oct 31, 2021
The Eagle
The Eagle (2011) · Oct 18, 2021
The Secret Of Kells
The Secret of Kells (2009) · Oct 2, 2021
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) · Aug 21, 2021
Pathfinder
Pathfinder (2007) · Jul 24, 2021
Assassins Creed
Assassin's Creed (2016) · Jul 10, 2021
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) · Jun 26, 2021
Doctor Who - The Visitation
Doctor Who (1996) · May 29, 2021
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) · May 16, 2021
Camelot (1967)
Camelot (1967) · Mar 20, 2021
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) · Feb 6, 2021
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) · Jan 23, 2021
Beowulf (2007)
Beowulf (2007) · Oct 17, 2020
Army Of Darkness
Army of Darkness (1992) · Aug 22, 2020
Black Death
Black Death (2010) · Jul 25, 2020
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) · Jun 27, 2020
Dragonheart
DragonHeart (1996) · Jun 13, 2020
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) · May 17, 2020
Life Of Brian
Life of Brian (1979) · Apr 18, 2020
I Am Dragon
I Am Dragon (2015) · Apr 5, 2020
Virgin Spring
The Virgin Spring (1960) · Mar 22, 2020
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal (1957) · Mar 8, 2020
Le Moine et la Sorciere / Sorceress (1987)
Sorceress (1987) · Feb 8, 2020
The Knight Before Christmas
The Knight Before Christmas (2019) · Dec 28, 2019
Elizabeth
Elizabeth (1998) · Dec 14, 2019
The 13th Warrior
The 13th Warrior (1999) · Nov 2, 2019
The Lion In Winter
The Lion in Winter (1968) · Oct 19, 2019
Season Of The Witch
Season of the Witch (2011) · Sep 7, 2019
Robin Hood (Disney 1973)
Robin Hood (1973) · Aug 10, 2019
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) · Jul 27, 2019
Robin Hood (2018)
Robin Hood (2018) · Jul 13, 2019
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) · Jun 29, 2019
The Three Musketeers (2011)
The Three Musketeers (2011) · Jun 15, 2019
Outlaw King
Outlaw King (2018) · Jun 1, 2019
Dangerous Beauty
Dangerous Beauty (1998) · May 18, 2019
The Little Hours
The Little Hours (2017) · May 4, 2019
The Physician
The Physician (2013) · Apr 6, 2019
In the name of the King
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) · Mar 23, 2019
A Knights Tale
A Knight's Tale (2001) · Mar 9, 2019
King Arthur Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) · Feb 9, 2019
Tristan + Isolde
Tristan & Isolde (2006) · Jan 12, 2019
The Three Musketeers (1993)
The Three Musketeers (1993) · Dec 29, 2018
Robin Hood (2010)
Robin Hood (2010) · Dec 15, 2018
Last knights
Last Knights (2015) · Dec 1, 2018
First Knight
First Knight (1995) · Nov 17, 2018
Braveheart
Braveheart (1995) · Nov 6, 2018