A podcast on European conflicts from the perspective of each side to provide an alternative to the traditional national narratives. Going chronologically from the Ancient Greeks onwards I will describe to some extent how each battle was won or lost by particular decisions, tactics, technology or fortune. But the aim of each main narrative will be to place each battle in the context of the overall history of Europe.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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20.1 Constantinople 1204, Part 1, Fourth Crusade 2015-10-17
19.1 Third Crusade 1189-1192 2015-09-26
18.4 Battle of Hattin 1187, Part 4 2015-08-22
18.3 Battle of Hattin 1187, Part 3, Saladin 2015-08-15
18.2 Battle of Hattin 1187, Part 2, The Second Crusade 2015-08-08
18.1 Battle of Hattin 1187, Part 1, Crusader States, 2015-08-01
17.4 Siege of Jerusalem 1099, First Crusade, Part 4 2015-07-03
17.3 Siege of Jerusalem 1099, First Crusade, Part 3 2015-06-26
17.2 Siege of Jerusalem 1099, First Crusade, Part 2 2015-06-19
17.1 Siege of Jerusalem 1099, First Crusade, Part 1 2015-06-13
16.4 Fall of Toledo 1085, Part 4 2015-05-23
16.3 Fall of Toledo 1085, Part 3 2015-05-15
16.2 Tenth Century Spain, Almanzor, Collapse of Umayyad Caliphate 2015-05-10
16.1 Fall of Toledo 1085, Part 1, Medieval Spain 2015-05-02
15.1 The Battle of Manzikert 1071 2015-03-29
14.2 The Battle of Hastings 1066, Part 2 2015-03-01
14.1 The Battle of Hastings 1066, Part 1 2015-02-22
13.4 The Battle of Civitate 1053 AD, Part 4 2015-01-25
13.3 The Battle of Civitate 1053 AD, Part 3 2015-01-18
13.2 The Battle of Civitate 1053 AD, Part 2 2015-01-11
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