How were the crusader states established? (Ep.3: Political leadership)
In the decades immediately following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this mini-serie...
2 Maj 202427min
How were the crusader states established? (Ep.2: Muslim disunity)
In the decades following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this mini-series, Associate...
20 Apr 202425min
How were the crusader states established? (Ep.1: Military skill)
In the decades immediately following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this new mini-s...
12 Apr 202419min
Why did the First Crusade succeed? (Ep.4: Muslim disunity)
The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial ...
2 Apr 202425min
Why did the First Crusade succeed? (Ep.3: Byzantine support)
The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial ...
26 Mars 202422min
Why did the First Crusade succeed? (Ep.2: Religious fervour)
The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial ...
19 Mars 202426min
Why did the First Crusade succeed? (Ep.1: Military skill)
The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial ...
12 Mars 202432min
How did the crusader states try to survive? (Ep.6: Resisting Saladin)
The four Crusader States established in the wake of the First Crusade survived remarkably well until their near total collapse following Saladin’s victory at the battle of Hattin in 1187. In this epis...
1 Mars 202430min
