Spill the Mead

Spill the Mead delivers research‑driven storytelling that makes history feel alive, immersive, and wildly entertaining. Host Madi and her Batch of Bards dig deep into the archives—cross‑checking sources, comparing accounts, and pulling from global scholarship—to bring you stories that feel less like a lecture and more like swapping unbelievable tales with friends. Real history meets real entertainment. This is history with personality. This is Spill the Mead.

Spill the Mead is a history podcast hosted by Madi Gervais & CoHosts, with 72 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Madi Gervais & CoHosts hosts Spill the Mead, a history show with 72 episodes published.

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  Henry VIII the Athlete | The Injury That Changed Everything: Uncorked with Jackson Van Uden

  Aug 14, 20261h 5mS2026

  When you hear “Henry VIII” a few key words may come to mind, and “athlete” may not be one of them. In this episode of Spill the Mead: Uncorked , I’m joined by Jackson Van Uden to look at this key aspect of Henry’s personality that often gets overlooked. Sport wasn’t simply something Henry did for fun. It was a huge part of his identity, until one day it was all suddenly ripped away. We explore what that loss may have meant for Henry, the impact of living with chronic pain, and whether those two things together can help us better understand some of the changes we see in him later in life. Jackson also brings his own experience with serious sports injuries to the conversation, giving us a unique perspective on what it can feel like when injury takes away not only what you love doing, but a piece of who you understand yourself to be. This is NOT about excusing Henry VIII, just looking deeper into why he was the way that so famously was. For more from Jacskson Van Uden, visit historywithjackson.co.uk Follow him on instagram and TikTok @historywithjackson AD‑FREE LISTENING on Patreon + tons of extra content! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/c/spillthemead Merch: https://linkpop.com/spillthemeadpodcast/ Find us on Instagram & Facebook: @spillthemeadpodcast Credits Host & Producer: Madi Gervais Featuring rotating cohosts from the Spill the Mead team © 2026 Spill the Mead LLC. All rights reserved.

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  Jane Seymour | Part 3b: The Pacificator

  Jul 24, 20263h 29mS2026

  In Part B of the Pacificator , Mary is alive, but still absent from court. It feels like the moment to pay her a visit, so we open this episode with Jane and Henry doing exactly that. Jane (and the rest of us) hold our breath to see whether Henry will finally invite her back. What if we told you that none of what has happened so far has been considered by historians the greatest political crisis of Henry’s reign? Not Catherine. Not Anne. Not Mary. But the events of this episode. Buckle up for the conclusion of Part 3. It is intense. It is stressful. It is uncertain. It is Jane’s reign. AD‑FREE LISTENING on Patreon + tons of extra content! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/c/spillthemead Merch: https://linkpop.com/spillthemeadpodcast/ Find us on Instagram & Facebook: @spillthemeadpodcast Credits Host & Producer: Madi Gervais Featuring rotating cohosts from the Spill the Mead team © 2026 Spill the Mead LLC. All rights reserved.

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  Episode #59

  Jane Seymour | Part 3a: The Pacificator

  Jul 15, 20264h 46mS2026

  Anne Boleyn is dead. Jane Seymour is queen. And everyone expects England's problems to disappear. Whoops. As plans for Jane's coronation move forward, Henry VIII grows increasingly unpredictable, his health deteriorates, and the future of the Tudor dynasty remains uncertain. Meanwhile, Jane is tasked with an impossible mission: helping to reconcile Princess Mary with the father who declared her illegitimate. With imperial ambassadors watching, political factions maneuvering, and whispers that Mary's very life may be in danger, Jane finds herself carrying the burden of a peace that is fragile beyond all belief. In Part A of The Pacificator , we explore the chaos, uncertainty, and high-stakes politics of Jane Seymour's first months as queen—and the fragile reconciliation that would define her legacy. AD‑FREE LISTENING on Patreon + tons of extra content! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/c/spillthemead Merch: https://linkpop.com/spillthemeadpodcast/ Find us on Instagram & Facebook: @spillthemeadpodcast Credits Host & Producer: Madi Gervais Featuring rotating cohosts from the Spill the Mead team © 2026 Spill the Mead LLC. All rights reserved.

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  Episode #58

  Jane Seymour | Part 2: The Scheme

  Jun 17, 20265h 4mS2026

  <p>Was Jane Seymour trapped? Was she used? Or was she playing the game all along?</p><p>In Part Two of our Jane Seymour series, we follow Jane from Anne Boleyn's household to the threshold of queenship. Along the way, we explore the role of Elizabeth Seymour, trace the royal progress of 1535, examine Henry VIII's life-changing injury, and uncover what Jane's place at court may have really looked like.</p><p>Then we turn to the question at the heart of the episode: the scheme.</p><p>Was Jane a pawn in someone else's game, a woman caught in...

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  Jane Seymour | Part 1: The Country

  Jun 3, 20262h 57mS2026

  <p>Before the court, there was the country.</p><p>Episode 1/5 begins at Wolfhall, where ongoing archaeological excavations are still uncovering the world that Jane would have known. We talk about the fascinating (and not to be dramatic - but groundbreaking) finds they have uncovered as we attempt to understand the elusive Jane Seymour.</p><p>Meanwhile at court, Catherine of Aragon’s marriage begins to fracture under the growing influence of Anne Boleyn. Jane will eventually arrive to a household increasingly defined by tension, uncertainty, and divided loyalties. Themes that would prove to be ongoing in her life.</p><p>...

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