Episode 9: "We rode in blood up to the knees..." The

Episode 9: "We rode in blood up to the knees..." The First Crusade

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Hey everyone! For episode 9, I'm joined by Dr. Thomas Lecaque (@tlecaque) of Grand View University, and we're talking about the First Crusade! Join us as we talk about popes (yes, multiple popes!), people with regular names like Robert and Stephen, and those with other names like Raymond, Godfrey, and Tancred while we take a tour of the coastal Levant! We'll talk about sieges of important cities, how the First Crusade ended, and what it's legacy is today.

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