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56 The History of Medieval Europe Part 2
Season 2 Episode 34
The Holy Roman Empire to the death of Barbarossa, the briefest of histories of Norway, Denmark and Spain, and the 4th Crusade. It's action packed.
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14 years, 2 months ago
55 The History of Medieval Europe Part 1
Season 2 Episode 33
From Charles Martel and the battle of Tours in 732, through Charlemagne and Otto the Great, the first installment concentrates on France, Germany and…
14 years, 2 months ago
54 Fighting Back - A Bit
Season 2 Episode 32
John immediately launched attempts to get his lands back - and ran into the Barons. He does run up a pretty good Navy though. And we hear of Roland t…
14 years, 3 months ago
53 Torn Apart - the Loss of an Empire
Season 2 Episode 31
After the defection of William des Roches the military situation was poor for John but not irretrievable. Unfortunately, John failed to provide the l…
14 years, 3 months ago
52 John Softsword
Season 2 Episode 30
As a younger man, John had been given the nickname Lackland because unlike his brothers he didn't have his own appanage. At the Treaty of Le Goulet i…
14 years, 4 months ago
51 The Fouler Presence of John?
Season 2 Episode 29
In 1199, Richard the Lion Heart died after being shot by a cook outside the castle of Chalus in the Limousin. The Empire was split between supporters…
14 years, 4 months ago
50 Defence of the Empire
Season 2 Episode 28
The war between Richard and Phillip went on from 1194-1198 in fits and starts; usually there was no more than 3 months of fighting before a truce cam…
14 years, 4 months ago
49 Travel Chaos
Season 2 Episode 27
Richard set off from Outremer right at the end of the sailing season - October. He knew the Duke of Austria, the Holy Roman Emperor, Count of Toulous…
14 years, 4 months ago
48 Richard and the Third Crusade
Season 2 Episode 26
Was the Third Crusade a success or a failure? While it failed to achieve its objective, it was the most successful after the First Crusade. It rescue…
14 years, 5 months ago
47 The Fall of Jerusalem
Season 2 Episode 25
For 50 or so years after the capture of Jerusalem, Outremer was a part of the political and military dance between Christian and Muslim states. Then …
14 years, 5 months ago