Episode 1: From Rome to the Supreme Court—an Introduction to the Magna Carta
Jones, Dan. Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty. 1st ed. Viking, 2015.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 142 S. Ct. 2228, 597 U.S. ___ (2022)
Timbs v. Indiana, 139 S. Ct. 682, 586 U.S. ___, (2019).
Kerry v. Din, 576 U.S. 86 (2015).
Episode 2: Building on the Ruins of Rome
Heather, Peter. The Fall of the Roman Empire. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Adfo Books, 2006.
Dods, Marcus, Thomas Merton, and Saint Augustine. The City of God (Modern Library Classics). 6th ptg. Modern Library, 2000.
Belloc, Hilaire. Europe and the Faith, 2005. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8442/pg8442-images.html.
Davies, Norman. Europe: A History. 1st ed. Oxford University Press, 1996.
Berman, Harold. Law and Revolution: The Formation of the Western Legal Tradition. Reprint. Harvard University Press, 1983.
Episode 3: The German Folk Law
Tacitus, “Germania,” UNRV Roman History, accessed January 29, 2023, https://www.unrv.com/tacitus/tacitusgermania.php
Davies, Norman. Europe: A History. 1st ed. Oxford University Press, 1996.
Berman, Harold. Law and Revolution: The Formation of the Western Legal Tradition. Reprint. Harvard University Press, 1983.
Salic Law, https://avalon.law.yale.edu/medieval/salic.asp
Laws of Ethelbert, https://avalon.law.yale.edu/medieval/saxlaw.asp
Episode 4: Monarchy and Administration under King Clovis and the Merovingians
Berman, Harold. Law and Revolution: The Formation of the Western Legal Tradition. Reprint. Harvard University Press, 1983.
Davies, Norman. Europe: A History. 1st ed. Oxford University Press, 1996.
Jones, Colin, and Ladurie. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Kurth, G. (1908). St. Clotilda. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved February 12, 2023 from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04066a.htm
Kurth, G. (1908). Clovis. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved February 12, 2023 from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04070a.htm
Tours, Gregory of, and Brehaut. History of the Franks: Fine Print. Zaltbommel, Netherlands: Van Haren Publishing, 2016.
Wood, Ian. The Merovingian Kingdoms, 450-751. Longman, 1994.
Episode 5: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
Berman, Harold. Law and Revolution: The Formation of the Western Legal Tradition. Reprint. Harvard University Press, 1983.
Clifford, C. (1907). St. Augustine of Canterbury. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved February 26, 2023 from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02081a.htm
Morgan, Kenneth. The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain. Oxford University Press, 1984.
Stenton, Frank. Anglo-Saxon England (The Oxford History of England). Second Edition Reprint. Oxford, 2023.
Episode 6: A Primer on Feudalism
Berman, Harold. Law and Revolution: The Formation of the Western Legal Tradition. Reprint. Harvard University Press, 1983.
Bloch, Marc. Feudal Society, Volume 1. University of Chicago Press, 1961.
Stephenson, Carl. Mediaeval Feudalism. Cornell University Press, 1942.
Episode 7: Feudal Law and Chivalry
Berman, Harold. Law and Revolution: The Formation of the Western Legal Tradition. Reprint. Harvard University Press, 1983.
Stephenson, Carl. Mediaeval Feudalism. Cornell University Press, 1942.
Episode 8: Medieval Villages and Manorial Law
Berman, Harold. Law and Revolution: The Formation of the Western Legal Tradition. Reprint. Harvard University Press, 1983.
Gies, Frances, and Joseph Gies. Life in a Medieval Village. Harper Perennial, 1991.
Jones, Andrew Willard. Before Church and State: A Study of Social Order in St. Louis IX’s Sacramental Kingdom. Emmaus Academic, 2017.
Episode 9: Church Structure and Canon Law
Berman, Harold. Law and Revolution: The Formation of the Western Legal Tradition. Reprint. Harvard University Press, 1983.
Boudinhon, A. (1910). Canon Law. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved April 23, 2023 from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09056a.htm
Episode 10: Normandy and the Danelaw
Jones, Colin, and Ladurie. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Morgan, Kenneth. The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain. Oxford University Press, 1984.
Rowley, Trevor. The Normans: The Conquest of Christendom: A History. Pegasus Books, 2021.
Stenton, Frank. Anglo-Saxon England (The Oxford History of England). Second Edition Reprint. Oxford, 2023.
Episode 12: Pope Gregory Confirms Papal Authority
Berman, Harold. Law and Revolution: The Formation of the Western Legal Tradition. Reprint. Harvard University Press, 1983.
Kampers, Franz. “Henry IV.” The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07230a.htm
Oestereich, T. (1909). Pope St. Gregory VII. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06791c.htm
Weidenkopf, Steve. The Real Story of Catholic History: Answering Twenty Centuries of Anti-Catholic Myths. Catholic Answers Press, 2017.