Episode 47 - Games of Sovereignty
This episode, we examine the consequences of the death of the emperor and the typical game of musical chairs that begins whenever a vacuum of power presents itself. Join me on Patreon! patreon.com/his...
8 Kesä 27min
Episode 46 – Alcácer do Sal
This episode we examine the little we know about an attempt to launch an official crusade in the Peninsula and why that idea was doomed to fail. As well as the decade long mission by Afonso Henriques ...
25 Touko 26min
Episode 45 - The Templars
This episode we are examining the early Templars in Portugal. What part if any, did they play in the frontier defenses? Where were they located and how were they funded? We’ll take a closer look at th...
5 Touko 21min
12th Century Context Series – Episode 2: The Holy Roman Empire & Italy.
Last time, we surveyed the Atlantic west, covering England, France in the 1100's This episode, we move east and south, into the heart of the continent and down into the Italian peninsula. And what we ...
17 Huhti 35min
Episode 44 - Aftermath
This episode we examine what happened after the conquest of Lisboa. How was this new territory organized and incorporated into the Portuguese project? We’ll also try to understand the larger social an...
28 Maalis 23min
12th Century Context Series - Episode:1 England & France in the 12th Century
One of the things that I have wanted to do for a while now was to provide a wider context of the world we have been exploring on this show. So, I teamed up with my friend James Cassese who has researc...
14 Maalis 25min
De Expugnatione Lyxbonensi (The Conquest of Lisboa)-Part 2
This bonus episode is the continuation of the reading of our main source for the conquest of Lisboa in 1147.Join me on Patreon! patreon.com/historyofportugalCheck out the fee tier and join the convers...
10 Helmi 27min
