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Tink's Medieval Times - Crusades O'Clock

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Tink's Medieval Times is a podcast delivered by me, William Tink, a teacher of and enthusiast for history, especially the medieval world. The opening series - "Crusades O'Clock" - takes a look at the reasons for the various crusading movements (especially of the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth centuries), the events of these expeditions and the ways in which they affected their participants and the people's and areas they targeted. With apologies in advance for the music! I hope you enjoy it. Any feedback welcome at tinksmedievaltimes@gmail.com .

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Crusades O'Clock Episode 4 - Calling the First Crusade 03.09.2023 28:32

Welcome back! The focus of this episode is medieval marketing. How did Urban II sell his idea for a Crusade to the peoples of Catholic Europe? Who did he want to recruit? Who did he want to discourage? And why on earth did anyone want to go? These questions, amongst others, will be answered in Episode 4 of Crusades O'Clock. The next episode, on popular crusading movements and the People's...

Crusades O'Clock Episode 3 - The Rise of the Popes 20.08.2023 31:36

Welcome back folks - get ready to be amazed by Episode 3 of Tink's Medieval Times! The development of the eleventh century Papacy is yours to behold. Rising from lowly and somewhat embarrassing circumstances under the stewardship of teenage "party-Pope" Benedict IX, and a host of other inappropriate and inadequate pontiffs, the Papacy gets a rebrand under a host of reforming Popes. J...

Crusades O'Clock Episode 2 - Byzantines, Seljuks and Fatimids 06.08.2023 34:38

Welcome back everyone. Yes, the cringy title music is still here, with the good news that you will be treated to a full and detailed explanation of the changing geo-political context of the mid-eleventh century Middle East. The rise of the Seljuk Turks and their elimination of their early Ghaznavid and Buyid opponents is examined, before we take a look at how their expansion affected the two great...

Tink's Medieval Times - Crusades O' Clock - Episode 1 30.07.2023 23:02

Tink's Medieval Times is a good excuse for me, William Tink, a teacher who loves his history, to talk to you about the medieval period. It's a good excuse for you, the lucky listener, to learn a bit about the bizarre but strangely compelling world of the Middle Ages. This first episode of "Crusades O'Clock" takes a sweeping glance at the Europe, the Mediterranean and the Midd...