Episode Appearances
Dan Snow's History Hit · Apr 2, 2026
NEW SERIES: The Crusades
“Issued the call to arms at Clermont in 1095 that initiated the Crusades”
Crusades historyPope Urban II and the Council of ClermontJerusalem capture and conquest
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Gone Medieval · Mar 3, 2026
The First Crusade: The Road to Jerusalem
“Called Council of Clermont in 1095 and preached the First Crusade, mobilizing Western Christendom for military expedition”
First Crusade military strategy and tacticsPope Urban II and papal authority in 11th centuryByzantine-Latin Christian relations and Alexios I
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Pints With Aquinas · Mar 2, 2026
Thank God for the Crusades! (Dr. Thomas Madden) | Ep. 568
“Called the First Crusade in 1095 at Council of Clermont in response to Byzantine emperor's plea for military aid”
First Crusade (1096) - defensive response to Byzantine emperor's plea and Turkish territorial advancesIslamic expansion and territorial conquest in medieval Mediterranean (7th-11th centuries)Crusader motivation: pious idealism, penitential practice, and religious devotion vs. economic gain
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Short History Of... · Dec 15, 2025
Venice
“Called the First Crusade in 1095, which Venice participated in with the largest single fleet.”
Medieval maritime trade routes and monopoliesCrusades and logistics of military campaignsReligious relics as political assets
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