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This podcast series is about the Battle of Manzikert. With excerpts taken from The Byzantine World War by Nick Holmes, it tries to unravel what really happened at Manzikert, a battle that changed history.
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.
It’s sung everywhere from summer camps to soccer games. We dig into the song’s contested origins, and how it became such a hit.
It’s sung everywhere from summer camps to soccer games. We dig into the song’s contested origins, and how it became such a hit.
From raw celery to “milk toast,” we explore the biggest food fads of the era — and the restaurants that served them.
From raw celery to “milk toast,” we explore the biggest food fads of the era — and the restaurants that served them.
We explore a phenomenon called “cuffing” and the (short) lengths Chicagoans will go for love.
We explore a phenomenon called “cuffing” and the (short) lengths Chicagoans will go for love.
Back in the 1940s, Chicago school kids took local field trips that would be unthinkable today.
Chicago is geographically in the Midwest. But many people believe that being “Midwestern” is something else entirely.
The consequences of the First Crusade for both Byzantium and the wider Medieval world are discussed, including the sacking of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204.
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.