Neil Eckart

War And Conquest

History EN ↓ 223 episodes

The rise of Western Civilization through its political and military conflicts. Sarcasm throughout but still as grounded to reality as possible, there's no reason this can't be fun. Multiple episodes on a specific time period or leader with a different metal intro for every episode

Author

Neil Eckart

Episodes

Podcast Industry Rant 04.04.2021 20:19

2021: Didn't have an episode ready so I'm just venting some general frustration that comes from running a podcast 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: @W...

{10.9} Skanderbeg Pt. 3: Enemy At The Gates 28.03.2021 36:24

1466-83: Skanderbeg and his Albanians do everything in their power to keep the Ottomans from overrunning their country and keep them out of Italy but nothing lasts forever Song: Legends and Legacies by Famous Last Words- Two Faced Charade www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www....

{10.8} Skanderbeg Pt. 2: Sword and Shield of Christendom 21.03.2021 45:28

1451-1466: Skanderbeg fights a decade and a half long grudge match against the new Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed II, in an effort to keep the Ottomans from conquering Albania and advancing to Italy Song: Lucid by Polaris - Mortal Coil www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcas...

{10.7} Skanderbeg: The Albanian Sertorius 14.03.2021 40:39

1443-50: George Kastrioti abandons his cushy life in Ottoman service to liberate his homeland of Albania from Ottoman rule Song; Infest by Breakdown of Sanity www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcast on Facebook warandconquestpcast on Instagram warandconquest1 on Twi...

Pontifacts: Pope Hadrian I: My Guest Appearance 07.03.2021 58:32

I go on the Pontifacts Podcast and have a conversation about Pope Hadrian and Charlemagne as they helped unite Christendom. https://twitter.com/pontifactspod https://www.facebook.com/pontifactspod/ www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcast on Facebook warandconquestpc...

{10.6} Vlad the Impaler's Forest of Corpses With Bro History 28.02.2021 57:15

1460-62: Vlad Dracula decides to get the drop on the Ottomans and preemptively strike Bulgaria starting the most dramatic war of his life Song: The Coffin Is Moving by ICENINEKILLS- Predator Becomes The Prey Today's Guest: Bro History http://brohistory.com/ www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandco...

{10.5} Vlad Dracula's Reign of Blood 21.02.2021 46:27

1456-60: Vlad Dracula's second attempt to seize the throne of Wallachia is successful and everyone who stood in his way learns the hard way that some mistakes can be fatal Song: The Day We Die by Goodbye To Gravity- Mantras Of War www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Pod...

Season 11 Voting Options 15.02.2021 11:50

It is really all in the title, the options for season 11

{10.4} Siege of Belgrade: Hunyadi's Finest Hour 07.02.2021 44:08

1456: John Hunyadi and his ragtag group of mercenaries and militia must hold Belgrade against the Ottomans. His life and times that lead him to that point as well Song: Ties That Bind by August Burns Red- Guardians

{10.3} Rise of Mehmed II & The Fall of Constantinople 31.01.2021 36:37

1453: After centuries of decline and civil war, the formerly unstoppable Byzantine Empire is taken by the rising child star of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed II Song: Keep Me Close by blessthefall- Hard Feelings www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcast on Facebook warand...

{10.2} Ottoman-Balkan Wars: Absent Father's Day 24.01.2021 35:22

1402- 1451: Both Murad II and Vlad II wanted the best for their sons growing up, but ruling multiethnic empires can get in the way of going to soccer games and making it home for birthdays Song: State Decay by Bleed From Within- Era www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest P...

{10.1} Ottoman-Balkan Wars: Geography, Jihad and Child Slavery, Oh My! 17.01.2021 40:00

The 15th century was a time or rapid and world shaking change and the Balkans found themselves caught in the middle of the clash between Islam and Christendom Song: Torn between Scylla and Charybdis by Trivium- Shogun www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcast on Faceb...

Season 9 Source Review 27.12.2020 13:21

All the text and audiobooks used in the making of the Charlemagne series. All music used for intros is on the website, should you wish to listen to the rest www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcast on Facebook warandconquestpcast on Instagram warandconquest1 on Twitt...

Season 9 Finale: Fall of The Carolingians 20.12.2020 42:04

814- 888 AD: With Charlemagne dead, it is up to his children to live up to their father's legacy. In less than a century they went from the dominant power in Europe to a bunch of squabbling feuding kingdoms overtaken by those they conquered To skip profanity laden rant: go from 4:10-10:51 Song: Empire by August Burns Red- Leveler www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.you...

Historian Interview: Adrian Goldsworthy: 13.12.2020 1:06:16

Author of several sources used in the Roman Trilogy and Rome Aficionado Adrian Goldsworthy and Neil have a talk about all things Hellenic and Roman. If you like this conversation and want to learn more about the Roman period look him up on Audible or wherever you find your books

NERO!!!!: We Talk About Dead People Crossover 06.12.2020 1:29:26

Hide yo kids, this one is rather explicit just like it's source material. The end of Julio-Claudian dynasty most definitely came with a bang and that bang was NERO Song: When Everything Means Nothing by Fit For A King- Dark Skies

{9.10} Charlemagne: A New Caesar 29.11.2020 32:03

786-800 AD: Charlemagne steps into the muddled mess of Italian politics to ensure his hard won gains from the Lombards do not fall into enemy hands Song: Forever Marked by Currents- I Let The Devil In www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcast on Facebook warandconques...

{9.9} Charlemagne: A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Avaria 22.11.2020 31:17

790-796 AD: Charlemagne and his son go on the last great expansion of the Frankish Empire to avenge the invasion of the Avars at the behest of Tassilo Song: The Writer by Breakdown of Sanity- Perception www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcast on Facebook warandconqu...

{9.8} Trial of Tassilo: Ten Sons For My Kingdom 15.11.2020 28:52

777-78 AD: After years of animosity and threats of war, Charlemagne finally sets about to do something about his troublesome cousin, the Duke of Bavaria Song: Lucid by Polaris - Mortal Coil www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcast on Facebook warandconquestpcast on I...

{9.7} Charlemagne: Dissention In The Rear 09.11.2020 36:39

785-792: Despite years of outward expansion of the Frankish empire, many of those inside have begun to feel marginalized Song: Broken Promises 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 War and Conquest Podcast on Facebook warandconquestpcast on Inst...

{9.6} Charlemagne: The Ambush Heard 'Round The World 01.11.2020 32:21

777-778: Upon receiving a request by Spanish Muslim diplomats, Charlemagne decides to visit Spain in the hopes of expanding his empire Song: Meaning in Tragedy by As I Lay Dying- Shadows Are Security www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcast on Facebook warandconquest...

{9.5} Charlemagne: Breaking Saxony To The Yoke 25.10.2020 27:55

793-803 AD: Charlemagne and his family returns to close the final bloody chapters of Saxon conquest after the ambush of his cousin the north. Song: Victim of the Virtuoso by Famous Last Words- Two Faced Charade www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcast on Facebook war...

{9.4} Saxon Wars: Putting Westphalia To The Sword 18.10.2020 30:27

775-785: Charlemagne and his forces begin a decade long Search And Destroy mission to root out the hidden pagan Saxons and forcefully bring them into the fold Song: Breaking the Mirror by Fit For A King- The Path www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcast on Facebook w...

Season 10 Voting Options 10.10.2020 9:18

A brief breakdown of the choices for next season www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcast on Facebook warandconquestpcast on Instagram warandconquest1 on Twitter Venmo: @Warand Conquest

{9.3} Charlemagne: The Iron Price For The Iron Crown 04.10.2020 32:24

772-775 AD: Charles must show all in his realms and beyond that he is every bit the warrior as his father as he battles the Saxons and Lombards Song: Night Crossing by Bleed From Within- Fracture www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest War and Conquest Podcast on Facebook warandconquestpcas...