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Renaissance #216 – Bohemond’s Big Con (The Crusades part 25)
Cameron and Ray unpack the siege and battle of Antioch – we’ve got Bohemond pulling off a Sun Tzu-level masterclass in manipulation (complete with fake visions, religious relics,…
Renaissance #215 – Gay For Ray (The Crusades part 24)
Diving back into the First Crusade: Peter Bartholomew’s visions, the dubious dig for the Holy Lance, and why Bishop Adhemar kept calling BS. Along the way they riff…
Renaissance #214 – The Holy Lance (The Crusades part 23)
In this epic episode we see the betrayal by Emperor Alexios, the divine discovery of the Holy Lance, and the crusaders’ hallucinatory blend of desperation and faith. Along…
Renaissance #213 – Panic In Antioch (The Crusades part 22)
The Crusaders are terrified at the approach of Kerbogha's Muslim army despite having taken Antioch. There's still no food and not enough men to guard the walls. Meanwhile,…