There was no word for tattoo (in Europe) before the 18th century or so, but people had tattoos. Esther Cuenca talks about how to get at the lives of the 90% of the population who often don’t have sources written for them. Plus Prof. Gabriele tells you about his own tattoo.

Guest

Esther Liberman Cuenca is Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M University–Victoria and the author of The Making of Urban Customary Law in Medieval and Reformation England, which was published last year by Oxford University Press. She has also co-edited the book Law, Justice, and Society in the Medieval World: An Introduction through Film, and has just recently completed a short book called Body Art and Tattooing in the Global Middle Ages. Find her on BlueSky at @EstherLCuenca

Credits

• Host & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com
• Editor: Julia Schifini
• Music: “Sleeping Bags” by OTE
• Art: Ulysses Gabriele
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American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves.

After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval.

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