Introduction: Byzantium And The Crusades Episode 3
The consequences of the First Crusade for both Byzantium and the wider Medieval world are discussed, including the sacking of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. Please take a look at my web...
25 Jan 202015min
Introduction: Byzantium And The Crusades Episode 2
This episode follows Byzantium's appeal to Pope Urban II for help against the Turks, and the resulting military campaign, that in later years became known as the First Crusade - one of the most extrao...
2 Jan 202013min
Introduction: Byzantium And The Crusades Episode 1
The Crusades shook the world. But why did they happen? This podcast tells the story of the Crusades and how the Byzantine Empire not only contributed to their origins but shaped their development. It'...
24 Dec 201918min
