Nick Holmes, the eastern half

Byzantium And The Crusades

17 episodes indexed · 6 hours

Periods · The kings, The Republic, The late Republic, The Pax Romana, The third-century crisis, Christian Rome, The fall of the west

Themes · Battle Religion Life on the frontier

Holmes' second series, picking up the eastern empire and carrying it into the crusading centuries across 17 episodes. It reads as the sequel to his argument about the west, so it lands harder after Echoes of Empires.

Where to start. Episode 1. The Fall of Constantinople Episode 1 "Byzantium - The Dying Empire" · 19 min

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All 17 episodes, in order. Every title links straight to the episode.

The Fall Of Byzantium Episode 3 "What Is The Truth About Romanos Diogenes?"20m
The Second Age of the Crusaders Episode 4 "The Sack of Constantinople"22m
The Second Age of the Crusaders Episode 5 "The Crusaders in Constantinople"20m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 1 "Byzantium - The Dying Empire"19m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 2 "Seljuks and Ottomans"20m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 3 "Timur the Lame"21m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 4 "The Emperor and the Sultan"20m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 5 "The Call to the West"22m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 6 "Gunpowder and Cannons"21m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 7 "The Heroes of Constantinople"20m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 8 "The Siege Begins"21m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 9 "The Attack on the Golden Horn"21m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 10 "The Last Hope"21m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 11 "The Strain of War"21m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 12 "The Silence Before the Storm"22m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 13 "The Final Battle"26m
The Fall of Constantinople Episode 14 "The Conclusion"23m

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