The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 8 "The Defeat of Byzantium"
In this episode, we'll hear how things got worse for both the Byzantines and the Crusaders when Byzantium suffered a great defeat at the hands of the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Myriokephalon in 117...
21 Nov 202023min
The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 7 "The Rise of Saladin"
In this episode, we'll hear how Saladin saw a golden opportunity to create an Islamic empire that could challenge the Crusaders when his rival Nur ad-Din, the Zengid ruler, and the capable Crusader Ki...
14 Nov 202021min
The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 6 "Saladin: The Early Years"
In this episode, we hear about the new young ruler of Egypt, Saladin, the man who would become the nemesis of the Crusaders. But his early years were fraught with difficulty and danger as the powerful...
7 Nov 202023min
The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 5 "The Second Attack on Egypt"
In this episode, we hear about the King of Jerusalem, Amalric's alliance with the Byzantines against Fatimid Egypt, where a young man called Saladin has seized power. A large Byzantine fleet and Crusa...
31 Okt 202021min
The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 4 "The First Attack on Egypt"
In this and the next episode, we'll hear about the Crusader invasions of Egypt in the 1160s. These represent the Crusaders' last desperate attempts to prevent the creation of an Islamic superpower tha...
24 Okt 202024min
The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 3 "Byzantium, Antioch and Jerusalem"
In this episode, we hear about the Prince of Antioch, Reynald, who invaded Byzantine Cyprus and provoked the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I to intervene in Syria. At first, it seemed as if there would be ...
17 Okt 202023min
The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 2 "The Rise of Nur ad-Din"
In this episode, we hear about the rise of the Crusaders' new enemy, Nur ad-Din, meaning "Light of the Faith" in Arabic. Nur ad-Din was the son of Zengi, who had united the Emirates of Mosul and Alepp...
10 Okt 202025min
The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 1 "Life in Outremer"
In this episode, we hear about life in Outremer, as the Crusader states were called, meaning 'Overseas' in French. We'll find that the Crusaders never really established themselves in sufficient stren...
3 Okt 202025min
