Fragment of a mosaic from Ravenna, showing a depiction of events in Constantinople on the 4th Crusade
Ep58: Putting Humpty Together Again. As Easter Week 1204 brought an end to the 4th Crusade's initial looting and vandalism, all semblance of this being a united force with a common goal vanished into the springtime air like dandelion seeds in the breeze.👑
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We've made it to episode 100 at last! In it, we will witness the first true Arab siege of Constantinople amidst an atmosphere of cooling expansion and consolidation for the largest state the world has yet seen.
The Crusaders attack Constantinople in 1204.
Episode 57: The View from Constantinople. We're joined by Marco from Storia d'Italia and Robin from The History of Byzantium this week to discuss the 4th Crusade from a broader perspective.👑
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It's Sunday and time for a new episode of Kingdom 🥳
Erik of Pomerania ascends the throne of not just Sweden, but the whole Kalmar Union. He soon learns that keeping the three kingdoms together is like herding cats... Good thing he has his English wife Queen Filippa to help him out!
Just did a long run around Cardiff and wanted to show you the PM-related things I passed along the way (whilst in great pain...)
16th century painting by Tintoretto depicting the final battle for Constantinople in April 1204.
Episode 56: Downfall. It's April 1204, and the Venetian navy is ready for one final assault on Constantinople. The future of an Empire and a Republic will turn on what happens in the next few days. 👑
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👑 In April 346 the Peace of Philocrates is ratified in Athens learn more in our Philip II episode here, www.podbean.com/eas/pb-u6874...
Ned Low is out! We come to one of the most vicious of all pirates in the golden age. But was this a myth? Was he really that bad? And did he just want to be a lumberjack? totalusrankiump.podbean.com/e/28-ned-low/
In Part 3, Lord North faces the fight of his life: the #AmericanRevolution
Turns out, holding on to a global empire thousands of miles away with an angry George III breathing down your neck is impossible, and North's response to rebellion goes from weak to confused to farcical.
#FreeLordNorth
Simon, the writer of the History of Venice Podcast, raises an eyebrow in unison with a Byzantine mosaic of Solomon, in San Marco, Venice.
Episode 55. Raising Eyebrows. December 1203. The Venetian navy is stuck outside Constantinople. A new power is rising in the Empire -- a man with notoriously big eyebrows. Who will prevail? Find out more as our story continues.👑
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It's a time of civil war with the Second Fitna in full swing and only one man can restore the Umayyads to power. Join for a story of political machinations, family ties, and the only true legitimacy.
We've reached the finals! It… took an unexpected turn! forms.gle/9Gur5i2FhEF3... @alexstandardpod.bsky.social @aopnetwork.bsky.social @battleroyale.bsky.social @primetimepod.bsky.social @primefactorspod.bsky.social @totalusrankium.bsky.social @rankingpersia.bsky.social @presidencies.bsky.social
The Lord of the Rings meme of Theoden, usually captioned "So it begins", but with a similar quote from 4th Crusade chronicler Geoffroi de Villehardouin, "And so the war began".
Ok, it's not the exact quote from King Theoden, but Villehardouin's words are close enough. If you listened to our last episode, maybe you thought that the war had begun already. Well, it certainly has by the end of today's episode, "Out of the Frying Pan".👑
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The caliphate is at peace and has only to rise and grasp its destiny. Al-Walid will oversee the greatest expansion since the caliphate's founding, leading us to Transoxiana, Sindh, and al-Andalus.
Brilliant, thanks so much! They’ll be added to the library!
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I've been looking into Tang China and was wondering if you had any good overview books to recommend as a starting point.
Thanks!
Yes, 1400 years of history later, we're almost there!
But still 100 more to go!
late but not forgotten: the semifinals. forms.gle/8tuniU8twh1D... @aopnetwork.bsky.social @alexstandardpod.bsky.social @battleroyale.bsky.social @popeular.bsky.social @flatpacksweden.bsky.social @nobelessepod.bsky.social @primetimepod.bsky.social @primefactorspod.bsky.social @rexfactor.bsky.social
New episode out now! 👑
The caliphate is at peace and has only to rise and grasp its destiny. Al-Walid will oversee the greatest expansion since the caliphate's founding, leading us to Transoxiana, Sindh, and al-Andalus.
👑 In spring of 321 #Perdiccas was now facing revolts on two fronts from #Antipater, #Antigonus, and #Craterus in Anatolia, and Ptolemy in Egypt. Learn more here, www.podbean.com/eas/pb-59xeg...
We've all had a drink and decided we needed a new particle for the opening of the financial year. Plenty of royalties in new particles
Quarterfinals. Is it pistols or pamphlets at dawn? forms.gle/8PkC6881ig75... #RexyPods @alexstandardpod.bsky.social @aopnetwork.bsky.social @battleroyale.bsky.social @primetimepod.bsky.social @primefactorspod.bsky.social @totalusrankium.bsky.social @rankingpersia.bsky.social
A great read! (which we used for our episodes)
More generally, the @histparl.bsky.social project is an amazing resource, filled with fascinating stuff which we'd highly recommend!
