War And Conquest

A look at why none of the combatants on the Western Front of WW1 could acheive a meaninful breakthrough on the battlefield. Link for the video below: https://youtu.be/R_E7j0k1iwI Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@warandconquest6522 Website:  https://www.warandconquest.com/

The content drought is over. A new viedo is up on the Youtube page, it's a full length episode on All Quiet On The Western Front and its impact on the WW 1 genere of films and my ideas for how to fix that   Link: https://youtu.be/LeRx8Ui6ido Channel Link: UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA

The likely final episode of War and Conquest. 1066-1087: William has won his great victory at Hastings, but he's not king of England yet. There are plenty of Anglo- Saxons who would rather end up dead than see a French flag fly over London  Song; Vangaurd by August Burns Red- Found In Faraway Places www.warandconquest.com  warandconquestpcast@gmail.com   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg...

To make up for next episode being late again, here is a free episode from the Patreon exclusive content 

1066 AD: William of Normandy finally crosses the English Channel and begins his invasion of England. He is confronted by Harold Godwinson and the remains of the Anglo Saxon army recovering from their recent victory at Stamford Bridge. Song; I'm Over Being Underrated by blessthefall- Hard Feelings    www.warandconquest.com  warandconquestpcast@gmail.com   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg...

I sit down down with the creator of The Cynical Historian Youtube channel, who is also a published historian with a specialty in Southwest American history.  https://www.youtube.com/@CynicalHistorian www.warandconquest.com  warandconquestpcast@gmail.com   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest  https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast  h...

  1066: Harold Hardrada and his Norwegian army invade Northumbria intent to conquering the entire Anglo Saxon kingdom  Song: Ghosts by August Burns Red- Found in Faraway Places www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com/w...

1066 AD: After the death of Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada, and William of Normandy all press the claim to his throne and ready their armies for the great war to decide the issue Song: Johhny B Goode - Chuck Barry- Berry on Top www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconqu...

1035-1060 AD. William suffers a horrible childhood as he struggles to keep the Norman duchy together after the early death of his father.  Song: Invisible Scars by Breakdown of Sanity- Perception     www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast http...

1035-1066: After the death of Cnut, his heirs struggle to hold the North Sea Empirer togehter as Earl Godwin manuvers his family to ultimate power Song: Everlasting Ending by August Burns Red- Found in Farway Places www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconq...

990-1035: Part 1. We go back and review how the Anglo Saxons began to sow the seeds of their eventual demise. Song: Blood Code by Le Castlevania- John Wick 4 Soundtrack www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com/warandconqu...

996-1035 AD: After the death of Richard I, the Normans strive to find their place in Frankish society as the last great phase of the Viking Age begins and internal issues begin to spring up like weeds Song: Landmine by Polaris- The Death of Me www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https:/...

970-1099 AD: The Church scrambles to reform itself in anticipation of the end days and in the process gives birth to the idea of European unity Song: Crusades by August Burns Red- Constellations www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www...

As a thank you for the patience the entire community has had while i get the next episode ready, here is a free episode thats usually exclusive on Patreon. Watching on Youtube is better becasue there are several visual parts of the show that don't work with just audio

927-996: After the death of their founder, Rollo, the Normans must struggle to establish a coherent political system before they are consumed be the chaos enveloping 10th century France. Song: Monsters by Currents- The Way It Ends www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook...

850-1015: The Carolingian monarchy finally ends its century of terminal decline when they are usurped by one of the nobles who had seized power in the age of lawlessness Song: Cutthroat by blessthefall- Hard Feelings www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandcon...

878-932: An enterprising Viking warband decides to settle in the Siene valley and establish a kingdom in the French heartland lead by their mysterious leader, Rollo Song: Broken Glass by Famous Last Words- Arizona EP www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandcon...

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The video of this was released early and is on Youtube, which you should also be subscrubed to. www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com/warandconquestpcast/ https://twitter.com/warandconquest1 Venmo: @Warand Conquest htt...

979-1016: Aethelred II badly shepherds his kingdom from one disaster to another as he vainly tries to keep the Anglo Saxon Kingdom afloat in the face of renewed Viking raids Song: Vangaurd by August Burns Red- Found in Farway Places www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebo...

939-975: A string of short lived but compotent kings guide England into its Golden Age but the good times would prove to be as short lived as most of its kings Song: Frailty by Polaris- The Mortal Coil (Instrumental) www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandcon...

925-939 AD: After securing the throne from his grasping half brothers, King Athelstan goes on the offensive capturing Northumbira and starting a chain of dominos that would lead to the largest battle on Britian since classical times Song:Night Crossing by Bleed From Within- Fracture www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https:...

899-924 AD: Eaward and his sister, Aethelflaed would take up the mantle of their father Alfred the Great and greatly expand the kingdoms of Wessex and Merica at the expense of the Viking overlords www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://w...

878-897: Alfred insitiues sweeping refroms of the army and govenrment to brace his kingdom for the last assault of the Great Heathen Army Song: Half Alive by Secrets- Everything That Got Us Here www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www...

871-78: The Great Army forces Alfred the Great into hiding in the swamps forcing him to claw his kingdom back from the Vikings Song: Martyr by August Burns Red- Found in Faraway Places www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram...