As a writer, podcaster, and professional speaker, Danièle has been making the Middle Ages fun, entertaining, and accessible for over fifteen years. A former college professor, she is the author of five books and hundreds of articles on medieval history. With over three million podcast downloads to date, Danièle is one of the most recognized voices in Medieval Studies in the world.
The creator and host of The Medieval Podcastand spinoff miniseries This is History Presents… The Iron King, Danièle brings expertise and a sense of humour to the airwaves to dispel common myths about the medieval period, and enrich our understanding about the people of the past.
Her writing, videos, and podcasts have been used as resources in elementary schools, secondary schools, and universities across North America. The Middle Ages and the Modern World: Facts and Fiction, a course she co-created, is currently offered at nine colleges across Ontario via OntarioLearn.
In 2020, Danièle built The Medieval Masterclass for Creators, an online course designed to provide novelists, game developers, and other fiction creators with expert information in a visual format to help them bring their medieval worlds to life. She continues to offer her expertise to creators through one-on-one consulting.
Called a “tireless champion promoting medieval studies to both general and academic audiences”, Danièle is the winner of the 2019 Lone Medievalist Prize for Scholarly Outreach for The Medieval Podcast and the 200+ articles she has contributed to Medievalists.net.
When she’s not reading, writing, or recording, Danièle can be found drinking tea, doing Krav Maga, or sometimes building a backyard trebuchet.
