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Crusades

George William Cox

The Crusades were a tumultuous series of religious wars waged between 1096 and 1272, aimed at reclaiming the Holy Land from Islamic control. To the Latin Church, Crusaders were seen as penitent pilgrims, their sins absolved in their quest for spiritual redemption. British historian George Cox delves into the lives of churchmen, noble warriors leaving behind their families, cunning Venetian merchants, and Byzantine emperors who took advantage of the knights’ fervor. He narrates tales of profound sacrifice and brutal violence, the intricate dynastic struggles within the Crusader States, and the harsh realities of sieges, famine, disease, and ambushes. This historical account also explores the intersection and clash of two rich cultures. - Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D. This show includes AI-generated content.

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63 episodes

  1. Lives of Greek Statesmen-George William Cox 8:52:05
  2. Stupor Mundi The Life and Times of Frederick II Emperor of the Romans King of Sicily and Jerusalem 1194-1250-Lionel Allshorn 8:13:40
  3. Daughter of the Sioux-Charles King 7:52:48
  4. Europe in Renaissance and Reformation 1453-1660-Mary A. Hollings 8:54:41
  5. Vikings-Allen Mawer 4:00:45
  6. Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania-Frederick Herman Tilberg 1:33:28
  7. War of Antichrist with the Church and Christian Civilization-George F. Dillon 7:30:11
  8. Imperialism and World Politics, Part 3 of 4-Parker Thomas Moon 6:37:42
  9. Beacon Lights of History, Vol 6 Renaissance and Reformation-John Lord 9:24:43
  10. Hildebrand and his Times-William Richard Ward Stephens 7:01:13
  11. Moors in Spain-Stanley Lane-Poole 7:10:37
  12. Saga of the Greenlanders (Reeves Translation)-Unknown 1:08:00
  13. King Alfred of England-Jacob Abbott 5:01:31
  14. Ruins and Old Trees-Mary Roberts 6:28:13
  15. Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648-Samuel Rawson Gardiner 8:10:11
  16. Henry the Fifth-Alfred John Church 4:36:16
  17. Age of the Condottieri A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1409-1530-Oscar Browning 8:28:05
  18. Short History of Scotland-Andrew Lang 8:25:18
  19. On the Good of Marriage-Saint Augustine of Hippo 1:12:46
  20. Tales of King Arthur and the Round Table (version 2)-Andrew Lang 4:28:46
  21. Renaissance and the Reformation A Textbook of European History 1494-1610-Emmeline Tanner 8:47:35
  22. Henry the Seventh-James Gairdner 5:36:17
  23. Tales of Shipwrecks and Other Disasters at Sea-Thomas Bingley 3:17:30
  24. Raymond Lull First Missionary to the Moslems-Samuel Zwemer 2:20:17
  25. All Quiet on the Western Front-Erich Maria Remarque 6:30:44
  26. Great Captains Unveiled-B. H. Liddell Hart 7:00:52
  27. Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania-Frederick Herman Tilberg 1:33:28
  28. Speeches of Prince Bismarck, Part 2-Otto von Bismarck 3:37:38
  29. Irish Nuns at Ypres An Episode of the War-Dame M. Columban 4:13:55
  30. Charles Simeon-Handley Carr Glyn Moule 7:28:39
  31. Philosophy and Civilization in the Middle Ages-Maurice de Wulf 8:18:41
  32. Chronicles of Canada Volume 01 - The Dawn of Canadian History A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada-Stephen Leacock 2:14:04
  33. Is War Diminishing-Alexander Baltzly, Frederick Adams Woods 2:58:16
  34. Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, Book 1-Richard Hooker 2:56:22
  35. Saints and Heroes Since the Middle Ages Volume 2-George Hodges 5:28:38
  36. History of the Middle Ages-Dana Carleton Munro 6:41:36
  37. England In The Middle Ages-Elizabeth O'Neill 3:12:19
  38. Famous Men of the Middle Ages-John Henry Haaren, Addison B. Poland 4:40:28
  39. 025 - Ch 15 The Sequel of the Religious Wars 12:55
  40. 024 - Ch 14 The Ninth Crusade 11:24
  41. 023 - Ch 13 The Eighth Crusade 22:55
  42. 022 - Ch 12 The Seventh Crusade 5:46
  43. 021 - Ch 11 The Sixth Crusade Pt 2 18:08
  44. 020 - Ch 11 The Sixth Crusade Pt 1 16:49
  45. 019 - Ch 10 The Latin Empire of Constantinople Pt 2 15:22
  46. 018 - Ch 10 The Latin Empire of Constantinople Pt 1 14:03
  47. 017 - Ch 9 The Fifth Crusade Pt 2 27:23
  48. 016 - Ch 9 The Fifth Crusade Pt 1 21:22
  49. 015 - Ch 8 The Fourth Crusade 8:14
  50. 014 - Ch 7 The Third Crusade Pt 2 28:36