Episode 267 - Provincial Separatism with Nathan Websdale
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Nathan Websdale is a PHD candidate at Oxford University and President of the Oxford University Byzantine Society. His work is focussed on ethnic identification, social inclusion and self-determination in the Byzantine World, c.1200-c.1230. Nathan graduated with a BA (First Class) in History from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2016 and an MA (Merit) in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies from the Intercollegiate University of London in 2017. I talk to Nathan about the thorny issue of provincial separatism before and after the Fourth Crusade.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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