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Episode #59 - How Do You Explain the First Crusade? (Part II)
Peter the Hermit was one of the most important people of the medieval era. He was instrumental in rousing the peasants of Europe and convincing them …
8 years, 2 months ago
Episode #58 - How Do You Explain the First Crusade? (Part I)
There are few medieval events that are still as politically loaded as the Crusades. Even though the First Crusade was launched well over 900 years ag…
8 years, 2 months ago
Episode #57- Was There a Real Prester John?
In the 10th century a letter started circulating that had been allegedly written to the Byzantine Emperor by a mysterious eastern King. The King iden…
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode #56- Who Was Japan's Greatest Swordsman? (Part II)
In classic samurai films the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi was always presented as rough but honourable. The real Musashi may have been considerably mor…
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode #55- Who Was Japan's Greatest Swordsman? (Part I)
The samurai swordsman Miyamoto Musashi is the archetypal lone-wolf warrior. Legend has it that in course of his life he fought over sixty duels and n…
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode #54- Who Invented Rock 'n Roll? (Part II)
It's been said that finding the first rock 'n roll song is akin to finding the spot on the colour spectrum where blue becomes indigo. The task might …
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode #53- Who Invented Rock 'n Roll? (Part I)
One of the most contentious questions in American pop culture revolves around who should get the credit for inventing rock 'n roll music. Rolling Sto…
8 years, 5 months ago
Episode #52- How Lionhearted was Richard? (Part II)
Richard the Lionheart did his best to make himself a legend in his own time. He was flamboyantly chivalrous in a way that was designed to get attenti…
8 years, 5 months ago
Episode #51- How Lionhearted was Richard? (Part I)
There are few English kings as legendary as Richard the Lionheart. In Robin Hood stories he was portrayed as the ultimate "good King". For the Victor…
8 years, 6 months ago
Episode #50- Was There a Real Robin Hood? (Part II)
Almost as long as people have been telling stories about Robin Hood, historians have been trying to find the real person who inspired the legend. Ove…
8 years, 6 months ago