# Margery Kempe
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margery kempe (c. 1373 – after 1438) was an English Catholic mystic, known for writing through dictation The Book of margery kempe, a work considered by some to be the first autobiography in the English language. Her book chronicles her domestic tribulations, her extensive pilgrimages to holy sites in Europe and the Holy Land, as well as her mystical conversations with God. She is honoured in the Anglican Communion, but has not been canonised as a Catholic saint.
Safe From Sin
“Medieval psychology” might sound nearly a millennium out of date, irrelevant to modern science, with its reassurances of cognitive data and peer-reviewed studies. But we often say that Shakespeare’s 400-year old plays communicate the human condition, and that wouldn’t be possible if the Bard didn’…
Bonus Episode: "Margery," the medieval memoirist
For centuries, scholars only had one version of the life of Margery Kempe, an English mystic who lived in the 14th and 15th centuries — until a ping pong match revealed her story in her own words. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.…
Anglotopia Podcast: Episode 94 – The Tudor Podcast Pioneer – Heather Teysko on Obsession, Community & TudorCon 2026
In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas is joined by Heather Teysko — host of the Renaissance English History Podcast, founder of TudorCon, and one of the true pioneers of independent history podcasting. Heather started her podcast back in 2009 on a Labor Day weekend whim, with a…
The English Spirituality of Martin Thornton
I am pleased to report that the 2026 Breck Conference on Martin Thornton was a great success! Attendance was high—the most attendees of any Breck Conference to date. The pre-conference, which I co-led, delved deeply into aspects of Martin Thornton’s life and pastoral and ascetical writing. The conf…
Robert Glück on His Books, Frank O'Hara, and Dreams
In this episode of Private Life, Robert Glück joins Jarrett Earnest for a conversation about his books, the characters that shaped his stories, and Geoffrey O’Brien’s essay “The Mayakovsky of MacDougal Street” (published in the Review’s December 2, 1993, issue) on the poet and writer Frank O’Hara. …
Mysticism, Madness, & Medieval Women Who Spoke to God | Sue Niebrzydowski
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In this episode we talk to Professor Sue Niebrzydowski (Bangor) about Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe—two women who claime…
Were Medieval Pilgrimages Actually Vacations? | Anthony Bale on Medieval Travel
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This long-form conversation explores medieval travel, pilgrimage, and imagination with Professor Anthony Bale (University of Cambridge). We examine how people in the…
To the Ends of the Earth | Ep 15: Spirituality and the Spirit (Part 2)
In this “Theology Unpacked” episode, Dr John Moffatt SJ explores how the medieval Church sought to tolerate and tame the Spirit, distinguishing accepted forms of personal revelation from prophetic movements that threatened its teachings and structures.
Through Hildegard of Bingen, Julian of Norwic…
Episode 3: Declan Wiffen
We recorded this episode in March 2026 with Declan Wiffen. We talk about queer history, gossip, mistakes, misremembering, and get a little hot under the collar for our subjects of research.
Declan Wiffen is a lecturer in creative writing at the University of Kent in Canterbury and periodically host…
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