Nick Holmes, the eastern half

Byzantium And The Crusades

17 episodes indexed · 6 hours

Presented by Nick Holmes

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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.

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