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Episode 110: Pax Mongolica
In this episode we conclude our brief Mongol storyline. We cover how the Mongol Empire transitions from one global empire to several, massive nation-…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 109: Mongol World War
In this episode, the newly titled, Genghis Khan, sees the Mongol horde explode out of the steppe against China. Then, a chance event leads the Mongol…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 108: The Great Khan
For the first time on this podcast, we really leave Europe and the Near East. Genghis Khan has had a greater impact on the world than perhaps any oth…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 107: The Hostage King
This episode covers the crusade of King Louis IX of France which started out with a lot of promise and ends... well, I guess the title kind of gives …
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 106: Stupor Mundi (Part Two)
This episode covers the second half of Frederick II's reign as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Southern Italy, and King of Sicily. I try to answer the qu…
6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 105: Stupor Mundi (Part One)
This episode covers roughly the first half of Frederick II's reign from his regency through his crusade to recover Jerusalem. We will also discuss Ca…
6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 104: A Brothers Tale
In this episode we cover the Norman conquests of Southern Italy and Sicily between roughly 1025 and 1100. A series of brothers from the house Hautevi…
6 years, 7 months ago
Episode 103: The Lionheart and the Devil
In this episode we follow the reigns of King Richard I and King John as they battle to maintain their Plantagenent Empire against King Philip of Fran…
6 years, 7 months ago
Episode 102: The Fourth Crusade - A Whole New Low
This episode covers the disaster that was the Fourth Crusade. Pope Innocent III will try and reinvigorate crusading and wind up sacking one of the mo…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 101: Byzantine Update
In this episode we take a look at the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries from the Byzantine perspective. We will go from the death of Basil II through th…
6 years, 8 months ago