Ep 238: James Titterton on Medieval Deception

School of War · Oct 10, 2025 · 43m

James Titterton, historian and author of Deception in Medieval Warfare: Trickery and Cunning in the Central Middle Ages, joins the show to discuss strategies and stratagems in the age of castles and knights.

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Times

• 01:29 Introduction

• 02:18 High Middle Ages

• 09:03 Oathbreakers

• 12:01 Sources

• 16:21 Doctrine

• 22:07 Bribery

• 31:23 Spies and feints

• 39:26 Plausibility

• 42:19 Professionals

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