Professor Sebastian Sobecki featured on CBC's The National for medieval "Spider King" discovery

A recent segment on The National highlights groundbreaking research at the University of Toronto that uncovered a rare 15th-century French royal letter—linked to King Louis XI of France, known as the "Spider King."

Building on earlier work by a team of University of Toronto researchers, the segment explores how advanced imaging technology and collaborative scholarship helped identify the fragment’s origins. Professor Sebastian Sobecki played a key role in deciphering the document and determining its historical significance.

Watch the CBC feature to learn more about how this remarkable discovery came to light and what it reveals about late medieval history.