History of the Crusades
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.
Episodes
Episode 349: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XXVII
We wrap up the narrative and take a look at the city of Münster today.
Episode 348: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XXVI
King Jan receives his punishment for his role in the rebellion along with Bernard Knipperdolling and Bernard Krechting
Episode 347: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XXV
Following the fall of the city, the Anabaptists are rounded up by the Bishop Prince's men.
Episode 346: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XXIV
The siege of Münster comes to an end.
Episode 345: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XXIII
After yet another attempt to get King Jan to surrender fails, the Bishop Prince orders an attack on Münster to commence - following the plan suggested by Henry Gresbeck.
Episode 344: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XXII
The carpenter Henry Gresbeck stages a break out from Münster along with a small group of guards - an action which will have major implications for the siege.
Episode 343: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XXI
The letter penned by Henry Graes and growing levels of starvation inside Münster see discontent grow, causing King Jan to crack down heavily on dissenters.
Episode 342: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XX
As the year clicks over into 1535, Henry Graes fulfils his duties as the Bishop Prince's man - with devastating outcomes for King Jan.
Episode 341: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XIX
Towards the end of 1534, the Bishop Prince adopts a new strategy to defeat Münster.
Episode 340: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XVIII
Henry Graes, the schoolmaster of Münster, was the only apostle to return alive from his mission. This is his story.
Episode 339: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XVII
King Jan orders 27 Apostles from Münster to embark on missionary expeditions to the outside world, to prepare everyone for the Second Coming.
Episode 338: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XVI
The reign of King Jan commences inside Münster. In the pre-dawn hours of 23rd October 1534, the people of Münster gather to witness the Second Coming.
Episode 337: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XV
In a move which surprises just about everyone inside Münster, Jan van Leyden is crowned as king - not just of Münster, but of the entire world.
Episode 336: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XIV
The implementation of the polygamy policy causes chaos inside Münster, while the Bishop Prince prepares to launch another assault on the city.
Episode 335: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XIII
The introduction of polygamy into Münster prompts an uprising inside the city - led by its chief blacksmith.
Episode 334: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XII
The Bishop Prince's foolproof plan for defeating Münster results in one of the funniest ever battle-fails.
Episode 333: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion XI
Jan van Leyden begins his rule of Münster by instituting some new policies which alter the physical and political structures of the city.
Episode 332: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion X
Jan Matthias (aka The Prophet) attempts to lift the siege of Münster and fails spectacularly.
Episode 331: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion IX
Cracks begin to appear inside the besieged Anabaptist city of Münster due to some radical policies implemented by The Prophet.
Episode 330: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion VIII
The siege of Münster commences, with both sides settling in to their new roles.
Episode 329: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion VII
The arrival in Münster of the new leader of the Anabaptist church, a man known as The Prophet, sees the city transform into the first exclusively Anabaptist town.
Episode 328: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion VI
An invasion of Münster by the Bishop Prince's forces seems to be inevitable, but it is prevented by some impressive subterfuge on the part of the Anabaptists.
Episode 327: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion V
It's February in the year 1534 and the Anabaptists of Münster are preparing their town for the upcoming apocalypse.
Episode 326: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion IV
As the influx of new residents changes the political profile of Münster, a new radical council is elected. However, the new co-mayors find themselves struggling to prevent Münster from spiraling out of control.
Episode 325: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion III
The new Bishop Prince of Münster attempts to bring it to heel via a blockade of the city. Eventually, a compromise is reached between the parties and the blockade is lifted, but the influx of new residents sees storm clouds brewing on the horizon.
Episode 324: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion II
Contrary to the expectations of many Anabaptists, the apocalypse fails to take place at Strasbourg in 1534. So - apocalypse is reset to occur in Münster during 1525.
Episode 322: BONUS Episode - The Münster Rebellion I
To promote my Patreon page, I am posting one of my recent Patreon series as a bonus for History of the Crusades subscribers. In this first episode of a 27 part series, we take a look at the German city of Münster and at the emergence of the Anabaptist religion. To join Patreon - click here https://www.patreon.com/c/crusadespod
Announcement - New series
The new podcast series "Reconquista" which carries on from the History of the Crusades Podcast is now available.
Episode 321 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XXVI - The End
Episode 320 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XXV - The decline of the Teutonic Order
Episode 319 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XXIV - Many endings
Episode 318 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XXIII - Coronation crisis
Episode 317 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XXII - The Great Conference of 1427
Episode 316 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XXI - War and peace
Episode 315 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XX - Catching up on news from home
Episode 314 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XIX - The Council of Constance Part 3
Episode 313 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XVIII - The Council of Constance Part 2
Episode 312 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XVII - The Council of Constance Part 1
Episode 311 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XVI - The Hunger War
Episode 310 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XV - A new Grandmaster
Episode 309 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XIV - Michael and the Emperor
Episode 308 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XIII - Tales of intrigue and suspicion
Episode 307 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XII - The First Peace of Thorn
Episode 306 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict XI - The siege of Marienburg
Episode 305 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict X - To Marienburg
Episode 304 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict IX - The Battle of Tannenberg Part 3
Episode 303 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict VIII - The Battle of Tannenberg Part 2
Episode 302 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict VII - The Battle of Tannenberg Part 1
Episode 301 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict VI - A troubled peace
Episode 300 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict V - Samogitia erupts
Episode 299 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict IV - Tensions rise
Episode 298 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict III - Trying times
Episode 297 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict II - Rebellion and war
Episode 296 - The Baltic Crusades
The Lithuanian Conflict I - The Gotland War
Episode 295 - The Baltic Crusades
The Livonian Crusade LII - Internal strife
Episode 294 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XXVI - Samogitian revolt
Episode 293 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XXV - The end of the Samogitian Crusade
Episode 292 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XXIV - The second siege of Vilnius
Episode 291 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XXIII - Vytautus victorious
Episode 290 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XXII - Grandmaster Conrad von Wallenrode
Episode 289 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XXI - The crusade of Henry Bolingbroke
Episode 288 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XX - Vytautus strikes back
Episode 287 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade - Samogitian defiance
Episode 286 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XVIII - Poland and Lithuania
Episode 285 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XVII - Jogaila v Vytautas
Episode 284 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XVI - The Supreme Prince of Lithuania
Episode 283 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XV - Jogaila
Episode 282 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XIV - The Battle of Rudau
Episode 281 - The Baltic Crusades
The Livonian Crusade LI - Border raids
Episode 280 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XIII - The siege of Kaunas 1362
Episode 279 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XII - A failed conversion
Episode 278 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade XI - Dobrin
Episode 277 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade X - Grandmaster Winrich von Kniprode
Episode 276 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade IX - The battle on the Strebe
Episode 275 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade VIII - Grand Duke Algirdas of Lithuania
Episode 274 - The Baltic Crusades
The Livonian Crusade L - The Great Estonian Insurrection Part 3
Episode 273 - The Baltic Crusades
The Livonian Crusade XLIX - The Great Estonian Insurrection Part 2
Episode 272 - The Baltic Crusades
The Livonian Crusade XLVIII - The Great Estonian Insurrection Part 1
Episode 271 - The Baltic Crusades
The Samogitian Crusade VII - King Casimir of Poland
Episode 270 - The Baltic Crusades
The battle of Płowce
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