History of the Crusades
324 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsOver 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
Episode 272 - The Baltic Crusades
November 23, 2018 00:00 - 3 minutes - 16.6 MBThe Livonian Crusade XLVIII - The Great Estonian Insurrection Part 1
Episode 271 - The Baltic Crusades
November 16, 2018 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBThe Samogitian Crusade VII - King Casimir of Poland
Episode 270 - The Baltic Crusades
November 09, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBThe battle of Płowce
Episode 269 - The Baltic Crusades
November 02, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBThe Livonian Crusade XLVII - The end of the civil war
Episode 268 - The Baltic Crusades
October 26, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20 MBThe Samogitian Crusade V - 1328-1330
Episode 267 - The Baltic Crusades
October 19, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 16.9 MBThe Livonian Crusade XLVI - Lithuania rising
Episode 266 - The Baltic Crusades
October 12, 2018 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBThe Livonian Crusade XLV - The letters of Gediminas
Episode 265 - The Baltic Crusades
October 05, 2018 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBThe Livonian Crusade XLIV - The civil war rolls on
Episode 264 - The Baltic Crusades
September 28, 2018 00:00 - 21 minutes - 16.5 MBThe Samogitian Crusade IV - Samogitian focus
Episode 263 - The Baltic Crusades
September 21, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 16.8 MBThe Livonian Crusade XLIII - Papal investigations
Episode 262 - The Baltic Crusades
September 14, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20 MBThe Samogitian Crusade III - Grandmaster Karl von Trier
Episode 261 - The Baltic Crusades
September 07, 2018 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBThe Samogitian Crusade II - Vytenis v Heinrich von Plötzke
Episode 260 - The Baltic Crusades
August 31, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBThe Samogitian Crusade I - Setting the scene
Episode 259 - The Baltic Crusades
August 24, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 17.8 MBThe Livonian Crusade XLII - Archbishop Friedrich of Riga
Episode 258 - The Baltic Crusades
August 17, 2018 00:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBThe Livonian Crusade XLI - Archbishop Isarnus of Riga
Episode 257 - The Baltic Crusades
August 10, 2018 00:00 - 24 minutes - 21.8 MBThe Livonian Crusade XL - Civil war
Episode 256 - The Baltic Crusades
August 03, 2018 00:00 - 24 minutes - 18.9 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXXIX - The merchants of Riga
Episode 255 - The Baltic Crusades
July 27, 2018 00:00 - 24 minutes - 21.7 MBThe Prussian Crusade XXI - A less fuzzy end
Episode 254 - The Baltic Crusades
July 20, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBThe Prussian Crusade XX - A fuzzy end
Episode 253 - The Baltic Crusades
July 13, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 19.6 MBThe Prussian Crusade XIX - So many Master Conrads
Episode 252 - The Baltic Crusades
July 06, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBThe Prussian Crusade XVIII - The Third Prussian Insurrection
Episode 251 - The Baltic Crusades
June 29, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 19.7 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXXVIII - The late 1270s
Episode 250 - The Baltic Crusades
June 22, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 20.9 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXXVII - The early 1270s
Episode 249 - The Baltic Crusades
June 15, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 19.9 MBThe Prussian Crusade XVII - The end of the Second Insurrection
Episode 248 - The Baltic Crusades
June 08, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBThe Prussian Crusade XVI - Samland surrenders
Episode 247 - The Baltic Crusades
June 01, 2018 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBThe Prussian Crusade XV - Pagan victories
Episode 246 - The Baltic Crusades
May 25, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 20.8 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXXVI - The Order fights back
Episode 245 - The Baltic Crusades
May 18, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 19.8 MBThe Prussian Crusade XIV - The siege of Königsberg
Episode 244 - The Baltic Crusades
May 11, 2018 00:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBThe Prussian Crusade XIII - The Second Prussian Insurrection
Episode 243 - The Baltic Crusades
May 04, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXXV - Crisis
Episode 242 - The Baltic Crusades
April 27, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 20.8 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXXIV - The Battle of Durben
Episode 241 - The Baltic Crusades
April 20, 2018 00:00 - 24 minutes - 21.9 MBThe Prussian Crusade XII - The First Prussian Insurrection
Episode 240 - The Baltic Crusades
April 13, 2018 00:00 - 24 minutes - 21.8 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXXIII - Albert Suerbeer
Episode 239 - The Baltic Crusades
April 06, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXXII - Samogitian defiance
Episode 238 - The Baltic Crusades
March 29, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXXI - The Southern Push Part 3
Episode 237 - The Baltic Crusades
March 23, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.1 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXX - The Southern Push Part 2
Episode 236 - The Baltic Crusades
March 16, 2018 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXIX The Southern Push Part 1
Episode 234 - The Baltic Crusades
March 02, 2018 00:00 - 24 minutes - 21.6 MBThe Prussian Crusade XI - The Four Bishoprics
Episode 233 - The Baltic Crusades
February 23, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBThe Prussian Crusade X - Bishop Christian
Episode 232 - The Baltic Crusades
December 22, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21 MBThe Crusade to Novgorod
Episode 231 - The Baltic Crusades
December 15, 2017 00:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXVIII - The end of the Swordbrothers
Episode 230 - The Baltic Crusades
December 08, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXVII - Trouble for the Swordbrothers
Episode 229 - The Baltic Crusades
December 01, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 18.7 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXVI - Overreach
Episode 228 - The Baltic Crusades
November 24, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 20.9 MBThe Livonian Crusade XXV - Baldwin of Alna
Episode 227 - The Baltic Crusades
November 17, 2017 00:00 - 18 minutes - 16.2 MBThe Prussian Crusade IX - The Charter of Kulm
Episode 226 - The Baltic Crusades
November 10, 2017 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBThe Prussian Crusade VIII - Legalities
Episode 225 - The Baltic Crusades
November 03, 2017 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.2 MBThe Prussian Crusade VII - Vogelsang
Episode 224 - The Baltic Crusades
October 27, 2017 00:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBThe Prussian Crusade VI - The Golden Bull of Rimini
Episode 223 - The Baltic Crusades
October 20, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBThe Prussian Crusade V - The Teutonic Knights