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Holy War and the Rise of the Ottomans
Season 2 Episode 21
The Ottoman Empire rose from humble beginnings in Anatolia to dominate a vast swathe of territory. Holy war, gaza, was a powerful driving force behin…
7 years, 11 months ago
Archaeology and Why It Rules
Season 2 Episode 20
Archaeology shows up all the time on Tides of History, and it's one of Patrick's favorite topics. Leah joins to chat about what it can tell us, how i…
7 years, 11 months ago
Heresy, Witch Hunts, and Inquisition
Season 2 Episode 19
The dark side of the late medieval Church was its emphasis on control and conformity. A concept of orthodoxy produced a conception of unacceptable di…
8 years ago
The Trials and Tribulations of the Late Medieval Church
Season 2 Episode 18
The late Middle Ages were a time of upheaval for the universal Church, caught between the glories and overwhelming power of the High Middle Ages and …
8 years ago
The Ebb and Flow of History
Season 1 Episode 1
History shapes our world in ways both seen and unseen. In the introductory episode of Tides of History, we explore two major tides - the Fall of Rome…
9 years, 2 months ago
Introducing Tides of History
History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme, said Mark Twain. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the rise of the modern world: history ebbs a…
9 years, 3 months ago