Chapter One Hundred and Forty Four: Travels and Calls
Manuel II goes a-calling on the heads of state of the major European powers in order to find some support in saving his dying empire.
Nov 21, 2018•20 min•Ep. 87
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Chapter One Hundred and Forty Three: Back in the West - Part Three
A lot has been going on in the former Western Roman Empire in the 300 years between 1100 and 1400!
Nov 04, 2018•13 min•Ep. 86
Chapter One Hundred and Forty Two: A Family at War Part Two
Introducing the Hokey Cokey Emperor. Is he in power or out? In, out, in, out!
Oct 21, 2018•22 min•Ep. 85
Chapter One Hundred and Forty One: A Family at War Part One
Fractious and incompetent behaviour from the ruling family plunge the Empire into crisis. It’s not going to get any better!
Jul 31, 2018•17 min•Ep. 83
Chapter One Hundred and Forty: The Final Recovery
A brilliant general becomes Emperor of Nicaea. It only takes him a few years to regain the great city of Constantinople. Unfortunately everyone is out to get him and it takes a lifetime of juggling to stabilise his empire.
Jul 01, 2018•19 min•Ep. 82
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Nine: One Empire, Two Empires, Three Empires, Four Empires.
Welcome to nearly sixty years of total and utter chaos. Four empires and at least twenty emperors fight, make alliances, break alliances and generally fail to get on. Something has to give!
May 07, 2018•18 min•Ep. 80
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Eight: Capital, Crusades and Calamity
The Angeli prove themselves to be so incompetent that the capital of the Empire cannot withstand the crusading armies. Calamity results.
Apr 22, 2018•19 min•Ep. 68
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Seven: Angels of Destruction
Andronicus Comnenus could not, quite obviously, be allowed to continue as Basileus. If only his demise, like that of Domitian for example, had been planned. Then, perhaps, the chaos and incompetence that followed could have been avoided.
Apr 01, 2018•16 min•Ep. 67
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Six: The Great and the Terrible
Manuel Comnenus thinks big but is a bit to pro-western. His cousin, though, is an entirely different kettle of fish!
Mar 18, 2018•18 min•Ep. 66
Very Important Announcement
Introducing the new mythandhistory website. www.mythandhistory.co.uk
Mar 10, 2018•2 min•Ep. 65
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Five: Oh No, Not Again!
John the Beautiful fails to achieve all his aims as he goes and dies at exactly the wrong moment. He is succeeded by his son: how will he do?
Mar 04, 2018•21 min•Ep. 57
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Four: John the Beautiful
Alexius’s son proves himself to be the equal of his father!
Feb 17, 2018•16 min•Ep. 56
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Three: Urban's Unhelpful Help
The Pope launches the first crusade with mixed results for Alexius and hie empire!
Dec 28, 2017•20 min•Ep. 55
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Two: Back in the West, Part Two
A quick look at France, Germany and England in the 300 years up to the start of the First Crusade.
Oct 28, 2017•10 min•Ep. 54
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty One: Norman Conquests
Everyone knows about 1066 and all that. The Normans' other conquests are less famous but equally important. Just ask Alexius Comnenus!
Aug 20, 2017•17 min•Ep. 52
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty: Manzikert
Disloyalty and bad planning lead to disaster.
Aug 02, 2017•17 min•Ep. 51
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Nine: Descent into Chaos
The great Macedonian Dynasty comes to an end. The Empire begins its final spiral into nothingness.
May 23, 2017•21 min
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Eight: Zoe takes a Husband, or Two, or Three!
Basil's death begins a steep decline. If you want to be emperor then marry Zoe!
May 07, 2017•15 min
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Seven: The Bulgar Slayer
Basil II finally has time to give his full attention to the Bulgars. It's not pretty!
Apr 16, 2017•17 min
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Six: Planning for Greatness
Basil II takes control of his empire, finally dispatching the pesky Bardases! And then he plans... a lot.
Jan 22, 2017•19 min
Chapter 125: Brilliance, Battles and Bardases
The Empire is still on the rise despite the meddling of two men called Bardas!
Jan 08, 2017•19 min
Happy Christmas
Have a great holiday, with the correct audio file this time!
Dec 25, 2016•1 min
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Four: White Death of the Saracens
Romanus II succeeds his father but is partied out before too long. Romanus's loss is the Empire's gain.
Dec 15, 2016•16 min
Important Announcement
An important announcement about Christmas scheduling and my new recording technology.
Dec 11, 2016•2 min
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Three: The Unusual Usurper
Having taken the place of his own son-in-law as senior emperor Romanus Lecapenus begins ro rule. He does a surprisingly good job. Shame about his sons!
Nov 27, 2016•18 min
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Two: Born to the Purple
Leo the Wise finally solves his marriage problem and has the legitimate heir he's always wanted. Then he dies too early!
Nov 13, 2016•18 min
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty One: Too Many Wives for Leo the Wise
Trying to produce a son can be a challenging activity. Just ask Leo!
Oct 23, 2016•19 min
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty: The Rise of the Macedonians
Michael III is known to history as Michael the Drunkard. While this may have some truth, it is mostly slander - perpetrated by a certain Basil the Macedonian.
Oct 09, 2016•16 min
Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen: Empire of Gold
Christmas Day dawns and Leo V is a troubled man. By the end of it he would be a dead one. The Empire, though, is soon rolling in cash.
Sep 25, 2016•19 min
Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen: Crumbs, It's Krum
The Khagan of the Bulgars proves to be more than a match for Nicephorus. Meanwhile the hermit's prophecy begins to come true!
Sep 11, 2016•18 min
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