by Cameron | Nov 9, 2024 | Free, Podcast, Premium
This episode finds the Crusaders marching through the Anatolian desert, doing deals with French pirates, selling their armour and watching pack animals sliding down wet mountain paths, until finally reaching the city/fortress of Tarsus – where they immediately turn on and kill each other, before eventually moving on towards Antioch. This was less a unified Christian army and more a coalition of competing interests, with each leader vying for their own piece of Muslim territory.
by Cameron | Oct 28, 2024 | Podcast, Premium
After the Crusaders had their first big victory at Nicaea, they continued their journey towards Jerusalem. While they camped at Dorylaeum on July 1, 1097, the Turks swooped down over the hillside. But Bohemond was prepared.
by Cameron | Oct 11, 2024 | Podcast, Premium
The attack on Nicaea during the First Crusade was victorious thanks to the support of Emperor Alexius. But the Crusaders were very unhappy that he wouldn’t let them rape and pillage the city afterwards. What’s the point in crusading if you don’t get...
by Cameron | Oct 2, 2024 | Podcast, Premium
In May 1097, the Christian Princes of France, accompanied by a man with a cut-off nose, arrived in Nicaea, Turkey, the capital of the Seljuk kingdom. It sat on the shore of a lake and was surrounded by a massive wall and over 200 towers. The 18-year old Seljuk Sultan,...
by Cameron | Sep 16, 2024 | Free, Podcast, Premium
On his way to Constantinople, Bohemond attacked a village of Christian heretics, because having different opinions should not be tolerated. When he arrived at the Byzantine capital, he met with Alexios but didn’t trust his cooking. After he left, he was quickly...
by Cameron | Sep 2, 2024 | Podcast, Premium
On 9 April 1097 Bohemond of Taranto arrived at Constantinople. One of the most famous of the Crusaders, who left a huge legacy in Syria. Even though that’s not his real name. He was a Norman prince who had already invaded the Byzantine Empire twice in the last...
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