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History of the Crusades

324 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings

Over 900 years ago, thousands of Christians invaded the Middle East, intent on taking the Holy Land from the Muslims. The following 200 years were marked by a series of military campaigns known as the Crusades.
Join us to follow the history of the Crusades from 1095 onwards. Castles, battles, religious clashes, Richard the Lionheart, the Assassins, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Saladin, the Knights Templar - all will feature as we examine one of the most interesting periods in history.

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Episodes

Announcement - New series

July 25, 2020 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.89 MB

The new podcast series "Reconquista" which carries on from the History of the Crusades Podcast is now available.

Episode 321 - The Baltic Crusades

December 20, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 21.5 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XXVI - The End

Episode 320 - The Baltic Crusades

December 13, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 18.7 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XXV - The decline of the Teutonic Order

Episode 319 - The Baltic Crusades

December 06, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 17.6 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XXIV - Many endings

Episode 318 - The Baltic Crusades

November 29, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 18.5 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XXIII - Coronation crisis

Episode 317 - The Baltic Crusades

November 22, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 17.6 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XXII - The Great Conference of 1427

Episode 316 - The Baltic Crusades

November 15, 2019 00:00 - 20 minutes - 16.4 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XXI - War and peace

Episode 315 - The Baltic Crusades

November 08, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 18 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XX - Catching up on news from home

Episode 314 - The Baltic Crusades

November 01, 2019 00:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XIX - The Council of Constance Part 3

Episode 313 - The Baltic Crusades

October 25, 2019 00:00 - 20 minutes - 15.3 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XVIII - The Council of Constance Part 2

Episode 312 - The Baltic Crusades

October 18, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 17.6 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XVII - The Council of Constance Part 1

Episode 311 - The Baltic Crusades

October 11, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 15.6 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XVI - The Hunger War

Episode 310 - The Baltic Crusades

October 04, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 16.2 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XV - A new Grandmaster

Episode 309 - The Baltic Crusades

September 27, 2019 00:00 - 20 minutes - 16.3 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XIV - Michael and the Emperor

Episode 308 - The Baltic Crusades

September 20, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 16.9 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XIII - Tales of intrigue and suspicion

Episode 307 - The Baltic Crusades

September 13, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes - 19.7 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XII - The First Peace of Thorn

Episode 306 - The Baltic Crusades

September 06, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict XI - The siege of Marienburg

Episode 305 - The Baltic Crusades

August 30, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 18.4 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict X - To Marienburg

Episode 304 - The Baltic Crusades

August 23, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 17.5 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict IX - The Battle of Tannenberg Part 3

Episode 303 - The Baltic Crusades

August 16, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 16 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict VIII - The Battle of Tannenberg Part 2

Episode 302 - The Baltic Crusades

August 09, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 17.1 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict VII - The Battle of Tannenberg Part 1

Episode 301 - The Baltic Crusades

August 02, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 16.1 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict VI - A troubled peace

Episode 300 - The Baltic Crusades

July 26, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 19.6 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict V - Samogitia erupts

Episode 299 - The Baltic Crusades

July 19, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 16.4 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict IV - Tensions rise

Episode 298 - The Baltic Crusades

July 12, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 15.8 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict III - Trying times

Episode 297 - The Baltic Crusades

July 05, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 17 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict II - Rebellion and war

Episode 296 - The Baltic Crusades

June 28, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 16.2 MB

The Lithuanian Conflict I - The Gotland War

Episode 295 - The Baltic Crusades

June 21, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 17.6 MB

The Livonian Crusade LII - Internal strife

Episode 294 - The Baltic Crusades

June 14, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 15.8 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XXVI - Samogitian revolt

Episode 293 - The Baltic Crusades

June 07, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 16.2 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XXV - The end of the Samogitian Crusade

Episode 292 - The Baltic Crusades

May 31, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 16.8 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XXIV - The second siege of Vilnius

Episode 291 - The Baltic Crusades

May 24, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 15.8 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XXIII - Vytautus victorious

Episode 290 - The Baltic Crusades

May 17, 2019 00:00 - 20 minutes - 15.5 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XXII - Grandmaster Conrad von Wallenrode

Episode 289 - The Baltic Crusades

May 10, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 16.3 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XXI - The crusade of Henry Bolingbroke

Episode 288 - The Baltic Crusades

May 03, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 15.7 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XX - Vytautus strikes back

Episode 287 - The Baltic Crusades

April 26, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 17 MB

The Samogitian Crusade - Samogitian defiance

Episode 286 - The Baltic Crusades

April 18, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes - 18.5 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XVIII - Poland and Lithuania

Episode 285 - The Baltic Crusades

April 12, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 17.7 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XVII - Jogaila v Vytautas

Episode 284 - The Baltic Crusades

April 05, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 18 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XVI - The Supreme Prince of Lithuania

Episode 283 - The Baltic Crusades

March 29, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 17.2 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XV - Jogaila

Episode 282 - The Baltic Crusades

March 22, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XIV - The Battle of Rudau

Episode 281 - The Baltic Crusades

March 15, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 16.6 MB

The Livonian Crusade LI - Border raids

Episode 280 - The Baltic Crusades

March 08, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XIII - The siege of Kaunas 1362

Episode 279 - The Baltic Crusades

March 01, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 17.5 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XII - A failed conversion

Episode 278 - The Baltic Crusades

February 22, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 17.4 MB

The Samogitian Crusade XI - Dobrin

Episode 277 - The Baltic Crusades

February 15, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 16.7 MB

The Samogitian Crusade X - Grandmaster Winrich von Kniprode

Episode 276 - The Baltic Crusades

December 21, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 17.6 MB

The Samogitian Crusade IX - The battle on the Strebe

Episode 275 - The Baltic Crusades

December 14, 2018 00:00 - 21 minutes - 16.4 MB

The Samogitian Crusade VIII - Grand Duke Algirdas of Lithuania

Episode 274 - The Baltic Crusades

December 07, 2018 00:00 - 20 minutes - 15.9 MB

The Livonian Crusade L - The Great Estonian Insurrection Part 3

Episode 273 - The Baltic Crusades

November 30, 2018 00:00 - 20 minutes - 15.1 MB

The Livonian Crusade XLIX - The Great Estonian Insurrection Part 2