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Gone Medieval

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Today: #16 in History, Canada on our combined chart.

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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts	Pocket Casts	Castbox
Oct 22	#16	#16	#19	#9
Oct 21	#10	#10	#10	#9
Oct 20	#11	#11	#14	#14
Oct 19	#15	#15	#15	#16
Oct 18	#14	#14	#15	#14
Oct 17	#15	#15	#15	#18
Oct 16	#25	#25	#25	#21

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From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people: Gone Medieval is History Hit’s podcast dedicated to the middle ages, in Europe and far beyond. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, The Ancients, and Betwixt the Sheets. History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.