After Alexander
History doesn't happen in a vacuum, the events of one era are built on the events that came before. The history of the Outremer states is no different. After Alexander is a podcast that tells the stor...
16 Jun 20218min
1.15 I'm Going to Start My Own Religious Sect With Murder and Weed!
The Fatimid Caliphate regains its footing under the rule of the Armenian viziers Badr Al Jamali and Al Afdal, at the expense of control over the Persian Ismailis, who orient themselves in a new direct...
8 Jun 202138min
1.14 The Disorder of the Realm
The Great Seljuk Empire reaches its peak and then shatters into civil war after the death of Malik Shah, just in time for the arrival of a band of Frankish pilgrims into the Levant.As always, maps and...
24 Mai 202143min
1.13 Terror of the World
Robert "Guiscard" of Hauteville decides to bite off a bit more than even he can chew and take on the Byzantine Roman Emperor. As always, maps and sources available at historyoftheoutremer.wordpress.co...
10 Mai 202139min
1.12 Will the Real Nikephoros Please Stand Up?
The Roman Empire hits its lowest point yet, but out of the maelstrom of chaos (and repeat names) comes a new emperor to right the ship. As always, maps and sources available at historyoftheoutremer.wo...
25 Apr 202143min
1.11 Make Rûm!
In a post-Manzikert Anatolia, Suleyman ibn Qutlumush is using the Roman civil wars and his legitimacy as a member of the house of Seljuk to consolidate power and build his own Sultanate of the Romans,...
4 Apr 202137min
1.10 An Inconvenient Truth (but like medieval)
From 950 to 1071, the eastern Mediterranean was wracked by an increased number of droughts and freezes. How did these events shape the world as it was on the eve of the first crusade? As always, maps ...
21 Mar 202138min
1.09 Mare Nostrum
It's the 11th century and the Italian merchant republics are on the rise. As always, maps and sources available at historyoftheoutremer.wordpress.com and new episodes every other week.
7 Mar 202143min
