This episode welcomes historian and broadcaster Matt Lewis to explore how the Middle Ages imagined monsters. From dragons and demons to mysterious beasts said to haunt the edge of the known world, we look at what these creatures reveal about medieval fears, faith and storytelling. Where did these strange beings come from and why did people believe in them so strongly? Matt unpacks the sources, symbolism and surprising truths behind the monsters that stalked the medieval imagination.

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