Over 900 years ago, thousands of Christians invaded the Middle East, intent on taking the Holy Land from the Muslims. The following 200 years were marked by a series of military campaigns known as the Crusades. Join us to follow the history of the Crusades from 1095 onwards. Castles, battles, reliā¦
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The new podcast series "Reconquista" which carries on from the History of the Crusades Podcast is now available.

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The Lithuanian Conflict XXIV - Many endings

The Lithuanian Conflict XXIII - Coronation crisis

The Lithuanian Conflict XXII - The Great Conference of 1427

The Lithuanian Conflict XXI - War and peace

The Lithuanian Conflict XX - Catching up on news from home

The Lithuanian Conflict XIX - The Council of Constance Part 3

The Lithuanian Conflict XVIII - The Council of Constance Part 2

The Lithuanian Conflict XVII - The Council of Constance Part 1

The Lithuanian Conflict XVI - The Hunger War

The Lithuanian Conflict XV - A new Grandmaster

The Lithuanian Conflict XIV - Michael and the Emperor

The Lithuanian Conflict XIII - Tales of intrigue and suspicion

The Lithuanian Conflict XII - The First Peace of Thorn

The Lithuanian Conflict XI - The siege of Marienburg

The Lithuanian Conflict X - To Marienburg

The Lithuanian Conflict IX - The Battle of Tannenberg Part 3

The Lithuanian Conflict VIII - The Battle of Tannenberg Part 2

The Lithuanian Conflict VII - The Battle of Tannenberg Part 1

The Lithuanian Conflict VI - A troubled peace

The Lithuanian Conflict V - Samogitia erupts

The Lithuanian Conflict IV - Tensions rise

The Lithuanian Conflict III - Trying times

The Lithuanian Conflict II - Rebellion and war

The Lithuanian Conflict I - The Gotland War

The Livonian Crusade LII - Internal strife

The Samogitian Crusade XXVI - Samogitian revolt

The Samogitian Crusade XXV - The end of the Samogitian Crusade

The Samogitian Crusade XXIV - The second siege of Vilnius

The Samogitian Crusade XXIII - Vytautus victorious

The Samogitian Crusade XXII - Grandmaster Conrad von Wallenrode

The Samogitian Crusade XXI - The crusade of Henry Bolingbroke

The Samogitian Crusade XX - Vytautus strikes back

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The Samogitian Crusade XVIII - Poland and Lithuania

The Samogitian Crusade XVII - Jogaila v Vytautas

The Samogitian Crusade XVI - The Supreme Prince of Lithuania

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