Renaissance #209 – The Siege of Antioch (The Crusades part 18)
The brutal siege of Antioch began late in 1097, and continued well into 1098. The Crusaders surrounded the city but quickly ran out of supplies. The inhabitants of the city had supplies but could only old out so long without support. It was a race against time to see...
Renaissance #208 – Omar Comin’ (The Crusades part 17)
Kerbogha, the governor of Mosul, with a massive coalition army he’d built, on his way to relieve Antioch, paused to eliminate Baldwin in Edessa. One of his new allies was Ridwan of Aleppo, who relied heavily on the Shi’a ‘Order of Assassins’,...
Renaissance #207 – Big Balls Baldwin (The Crusades part 16)
Baldwin solidifies his new kingdom in Edessa, using his new wealth to buy or bribe new alliances. But he’s also allowing the Muslims to have some power and freedom of worship, which is very un-Christian.
Renaissance #206 – We Come In Peace (The Crusades part 15)
French Crusaders Baldwin and Tancred end up fighting again over another town. But Baldwin seems to have already decided that his future lay further east. He went to “liberate” Edessa (modern day Urfa in southeastern Turkey) and create the first crusader state in the Near East.
Renaissance #205 – The MegaDouche (The Crusades part 14)
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...
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