In 1054 an event occurred that split the Christian world. It has never recovered. In this mini series, we dive into the world before the Great Schism, to understand the forces that created the institutions of the Church and then tore them apart. How did we get Popes anyway? Emperors, bishops, and warriors… this is the world at the end of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Middle Ages. https://youtu.be/6TeKvoaROgg ...
This 4 part series covers one of the most significant events to shape the Christian world. Even if you have no personal connection to religion, this division had a massive impact on European history in ways that are still visible today. Find out how and why Christianity and politics got so intimately connected, and why there are Orthodox and Catholic traditions. Along the way we meet some very colorful characters: playboy Popes and female...
In this final episode of our series, Attila takes a massive army and storms through western Europe to the gates of Orleans, in France. The epic Battle of the Catalaunian Plains unfolds over two days, as old allies become enemies. A shocking twist leads to an ending no one expected. https://youtu.be/CfIYaNNtn0M ...
A sex scandal rocks the Western Imperial court, and a princess makes a proposal that threatens to destabilise Europe. In this episode we also learn about Hunnish women and marriage customs, and set the stage for an epic battle. https://youtu.be/BaTFO9kVbAE ...
In this episode a princess is kidnapped, only to return to Rome in triumph. An attempt to seize the Western Imperial Throne goes terribly wrong. The Huns become adept at extortion and impalement, and an assassination plot fails spectacularly. https://youtu.be/dEEm6ATHVvY ...
Episode 1 of a new series on Villains and Virgins podcast. The Huns are still remembered as fierce and terrifying warriors from the Eurasian Steppe. Under their most famous leader, Attila, they menaced Western Europe. From cranial deformation to battle tactics, who were the Huns and why were they so effective? https://youtu.be/eQtHxa5XVHM ...
This four part series introduces one of the most famous and least understood warlords in European history. Who were the Huns and why were they so terrifying? What do we know about Attila himself? The story includes murder plots, unlikely alliances, scheming eunuchs, a mad marriage proposal, and an epic battle with a surprise ending. Find out how the world looked in the late Roman Empire with the barbarians at the gates. Episode 1: Attila...