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Supplemental: Early Medieval Music
In this supplemental episode we examine music in the Early Middle Ages. Essentially, this comes down to Gregorian Chanting (Religious) and secular mu…
7 years, 7 months ago
Supplemental: Early Medieval Architecture
In this episode, I cover some of the major architectural trends of the early to mid-Middle Ages. So, yeah, castles and churches.
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7 years, 7 months ago
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, 8 months 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, 8 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, 9 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, 9 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, 10 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, 10 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, 11 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, 11 months ago