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A History Blog and Podcast
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Supplemental: Medieval Art Part Two
03/08/2018 Duration: 37minIn this episode we wrap-up our survey of Early Medieval Art by looking at the changes brought about by the transition to the Middle Ages particularly the advent of Christianity. Like in the last episode, here are a few links to images that I reference: Ivory Carving of Jesus Quedinburg Itala Cross of St. Martin Gospel of St. Augustine (St. Luke with Gospel)
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Supplemental: Early Medieval Art Part One
20/07/2018 Duration: 26minIn this episode we are going to begin our look at Early Medieval Art by considered Late Classical and specifically Roman influences on artistic expression that outlived the empire itself. For this episode, you might want to view the following images: Coronation of Otto III Trajan's Column Marcus Aurelius' Column Four Tetrarchs Click the hyperlinked text to see the image.
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85:Early Medieval Italy
11/07/2018 Duration: 37minLast time we covered some of the major social and political trends sweeping Italy in the Early Middle Ages. This time we dig into the specifics and talk about the major changes that hit Italy after the Byzantines left the scene.Website: www.westerncivpodcast.comAd-Free Version: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastWestern Civ 2.0 Free Trial: www.glow.fm/westernciv
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Episode 84: Social and Political Transformation in Medieval Italy
22/06/2018 Duration: 41minIn this episode we take a break from the political narrative to focus on some of the key social and economic changes that are taking shape in Northern Italy between 875 and 1000 AD. During this period, Medieval Italy experiences a number of changes (urbanization, estate fragmentation) that will result in major changes to Italian economic and social life in the very near future. Next time, we will see how these broader changes influence the political development of Italy during this same period. Finally, in this episode I want to answer the often asked question: what did happen to the old Roman Senators and wealthy landowners after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?
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Episode 83: Holier Than Thou
08/06/2018 Duration: 01h01minIn this episode we continue our examination of the Holy Roman Empire between 973 and 1106. We pick up the story with Otto II and then follow Otto III and Henry II as they try desperately to both expand and consolidate German power in medieval Europe. Then, we detail the stories of Henry III and IV who would battle increasingly powerful and difficult Popes. The story comes to a climax in the epic showdown between Pope Gregory VII and Henry who must humble himself before the Pope and then seeks his revenge.
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Episode 82: The Holy Roman Empire
24/05/2018 Duration: 46minIn this episode we start our in-depth look at the Holy Roman Empire. This episode covers the time period from the collapse of the unified Carolingian Empire to the death of Otto I in 973. In this episode we will also take a larger look at the Empire in general, its political system, culture, and economy.
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Episode 81: The Governors of the World
15/04/2018 Duration: 01h24minIn this episode we conclude our close look at the Papacy by picking up the story at the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 and following the Vicars of Christ through to Gregory VII and his death in 1085. The Popes during this period were often far from moral.
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Episode 79: Al-Andalus
16/03/2018 Duration: 01h10minIn this episode, we swing south to the Iberian Peninsula to catch up on Islamic Spain and the small, Christian Kingdoms that surround it. We begin with the quick and total collapse of Visigoth Spain in 711 AD and end with the disintegration of the united Cordoba Caliphate between circa 1000 and 1035 AD.
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Episode 78: Low Tide
02/03/2018 Duration: 01h05minIn this episode we return to what we will loosely be calling "France". The Carolingian Empire is forever gone. In its place are a patchwork of small kingdoms ruled over, nominally, by the new King, Hugh Capet. Over the next roughly one-hundred years, Capet and his successors would battle Dukes, Counts, and other Kings, in an effort to re-centralize authority in Medieval France.
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Episode 77: The Norman Conquest Part Four
16/02/2018 Duration: 37minIn this episode William the Conqueror cleans up the last few rebellions in England, only to turn around see his possessions back on the continent under siege. While William fights his son and the King of France, his subordinates in England nearly drive the English to yet another rebellion.
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Episode 76: The Norman Invasion Part Three
02/02/2018 Duration: 53minBetween 1066 and 1074 William the Conqueror fights off a series of rebellions in England to solidify his rule.
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Episode 75: The Norman Invasion Part Two
19/01/2018 Duration: 55minIn this episode we follow Harold Hardrada and William of Normandy across the seas to England to battle Harold Godwinson for the throne. When the dust settled, William the Bastard would be re-titled, William the Conqueror.
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Episode 74: The Norman Conquest Part One
01/01/2018 Duration: 01h05minWe resume our narrative in this episode circa 1000 AD in the Kingdoms of England and Normandy. Things are not going well in England. A series of inept English rulers allow different Scandinavian Kings to seize control over the English throne. Finally, when Edward the Confessor established himself as the English King things appear to be headed in the right direction. But, left without an heir, the question looms large in the distance: who will rule when he is gone? Then, a fishing trip gone really, really bad, has a very odd result when Harold Godwinson, the heir apparent, shows up in the court of William of Normandy. And all that sets the stage for one of the most unusual and fateful years in human history: 1066.
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Episode 73: Why 1000?
15/12/2017 Duration: 21minIn this episode, we step back again from the narrative to consider the major demographic changes which swept Europe during the High Middle Ages (1000 - 1300 AD).
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Episode 71: What Exactly is the "Dark Ages"?
01/12/2017 Duration: 34minIn this episode we consider the question: what are the Dark Ages? And specifically, when should the Early Middle Ages be said to begin?
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Episode 69: The End of the Carolingian Empire
03/11/2017 Duration: 27minThe empire of Charlemagne finally collapses for good.
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Episode 68: The Fury of the Northmen (Part Three)
20/10/2017 Duration: 43minThe Age of Viking Exploration