21.2 Louis VII of France Builds a Power Base
The story of France in the High Middle Ages, the reigns of Louis VI and Louis VII. As the twelfth century opened the kings of France barely controlled much land beyond Paris, but these two monarchs be...
27 Marras 201520min
21.1 Chateau Gaillard 1203-04, Part 1, Angevin Empire
William the Conqueror's conquest of England in 1066 and the division of his lands between England and Normandy sowed the seeds for centuries of Anglo-French conflict. This episode covers the reigns of...
21 Marras 201523min
20.2 Constantinople 1204, Part 2, Fourth Crusade
When crusaders arrived at Constantinople in 1203 they gazed in wonder, having never imagined that there could be so fine a place in the world. The 'Queen of Cities', founded by Constantine The Great i...
24 Loka 201553min
20.1 Constantinople 1204, Part 1, Fourth Crusade
In the year 1204, Constantinople, the largest and most splendid city by far in Europe was sacked, not by Muslims but by fellow Christians - and not only sacked but gutted by fire and indiscriminate vi...
17 Loka 201538min
19.1 Third Crusade 1189-1192
After the disaster at Hattin in 1187 Saladin appeared on the verge of completely wiping out the Crusader States from the Middle East. Instead he was met by stubborn resistance at Tyre, and the Acre. A...
26 Syys 201534min
18.4 Battle of Hattin 1187, Part 4
The Battle of Hattin fought on 4th July between Saladin and a considerable Christian army was a major turning point in the history of the Crusader Stateswww.historyeurope.net Hosted on Acast. See acas...
22 Elo 201539min
18.3 Battle of Hattin 1187, Part 3, Saladin
The emergence of Saladin as preeminent Muslim ruler of the Levant, and the struggle for Egypt between Saladin and the Kingdom of Jerusalem. www.historyeurope.netPicture: Saladin coin Hosted on Acast. ...
15 Elo 201521min
18.2 Battle of Hattin 1187, Part 2, The Second Crusade
The Second Crusade (1145-1449), triggered by the Fall of Edessa. Conrad III of Germany and Louis VII of France lead the military campaign to boost the Crusader States in the Levantwww.historyeurope.ne...
8 Elo 201532min
