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Renaissance #196 – Not By Faith Alone (The Crusades part 5)
Peter's other crusaders, not so keen on Jewish jabby jabby, headed to Constantinople for a chat with the Byzantine Emperor. Then they swung by Nicaea, famous for that…
Renaissance #195 – The Holy Goose and the Holy Goat (The Crusades part 4)
At the end of April in 1096, a priest by the name of Volkmar, a monk called Gottschalk, and an army from the Rhineland led by a Count…
Renaissance #194 – The Crusades (part 3)
Continuing the story about the chaotic and tragic events surrounding the People’s Crusade, led by Peter the Hermit.
Renaissance #193 – The Crusades (part 2)
The First Crusade is traditionally said to have begun with a sermon preached by Pope Urban II in November, 1095. He promised forgiveness and pardon for all of…