Podcast Episodes

92: Calling All Arms

The West kicks into gear in a last-ditch effort to save the crusader states.

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7 years, 1 month ago

Episode 91: The Crusader States (Part Two)

Season 1

In this episode we take a look at the Counties of Edessa and Tripoli and give a quick overview of life in the Near East during the Crusades. Finally,…

7 years, 2 months ago

Episode 90: The Crusader States Part One

In this episode we follow the development of the four key Crusader States after the unexpected success of the First Crusade. King Baldwin I leads the…

7 years, 2 months ago

Episode 89: The Holy City

In this episode the First Crusade finally reaches Jerusalem. Once again, it turns into a make-or-break for the European invaders.

7 years, 3 months ago

Episode 88: Fortress Antioch

In this episode, we follow the First Crusader as the crusader army swings south into Asia Minor and approaches the formidable city of Antioch. At Ant…

7 years, 3 months ago

Episode 87: Into Asia

In 1095 Pope Urban declared a "pilgrimage" to the Holy Land. In this episode we start with his declaration and then follow the First Crusade as it mo…

7 years, 4 months ago

Episode 86: The Gathering Storm

In this episode we begin the Crusades. Specifically, we need to catch up on Byzantium a little bit since we left off with Michael IV in the middle of…

7 years, 4 months ago

Supplemental: Medieval Art Part Two

In this episode we wrap-up our survey of Early Medieval Art by looking at the changes brought about by the transition to the Middle Ages particularly…

7 years, 5 months ago

Supplemental: Early Medieval Art Part One

In this episode we are going to begin our look at Early Medieval Art by considered Late Classical and specifically Roman influences on artistic expre…

7 years, 5 months ago

85:Early Medieval Italy

Season 1

Last time we covered some of the major social and political trends sweeping Italy in the Early Middle Ages. This time we dig into the specifics and t…

7 years, 6 months ago