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The Fourth Crusade was initiated as a plan to attack Egypt. But with the Crusaders short of money, and the emergence of a Byzantine pretender, claiming that he would help the Crusaders if they helped him, things started to develop somewhat differently. With the scheming Venetians in the background, the Crusaders looked east not to the Holy Land but to the glittering city of Constantinople.
Please take a look at my website nickholmesauthor.com where you can download a free copy of The Byzantine World War, my book that describes the origins of the First Crusade.
A survey of pensions, sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds and more affirms growing institutional interest in crypto.
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In a few days, we’ll mark exactly one year since the World Health Organization declared the spreading coronavirus outbreak an official pandemic. It was also this month, one year ago, when the first ‘stay at home” order was issued in the U.S.
So today, we discuss whether the worst of this pandemic is finally behind us, what to know about the new variants popping up, and what our guest expert says would be the biggest mistake once we finally get back to “normal” life.
You’ll hear from both an epidemiologist and a sociologist about the past, present and future of the COVID-19 pandemic – one year in.
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Tim Harford explores the chances of becoming a saint, inspired by a throw away comment by the detective on the TV drama ?Death in Paradise.?
Plus, a listener has a question about the recent Europa League Draw for the final knockout round. He spotted that none of the teams face a rival from their own country. What were the chances of that happening?
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