Bow and Blade

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Bow and Blade episodes

November 23, 2021 Q&A #1: How was the knightly cavalry charge used in battle?
The first Q&A episode of Bow and Blade. Michael and Kelly answer your questions, including what were overlooked events in medieval warfare, how did a cavalry charge actually work, and which medieval rulers would you most (and least) like to live under?

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1 hr 23 min
November 01, 2021 The Siege of Rhodes (1480)
In the year 1480, the Ottoman Empire massed its armies to conquer the small island of Rhodes. Defending the island were a group of medieval monastic warriors - the Hospitallers. In this episode, Michael and Kelly discuss the Siege of Rhodes in 1480.

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1 hr 15 min
October 11, 2021 Joan of Arc and the Siege of Orléans
In the year 1428, the English besieged Orléans, hoping to capture the strategic and symbolic city. A victory here could have led to the conquest of France. However, a teenage girl named Joan of Arc would also come to Orléans, and the entire course of the Hundred Years' War would be changed.

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1 hr 19 min
September 27, 2021 The Battle of Brunanburh
In the year 937, Æthelstan, King of England, found himself under attack from a coalition of his enemies. In this episode, Michael and Kelly tell us about the Battle of Brunanburh, including where it was fought and the amazing poem about the battle preserved in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

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1 hr 11 min
September 13, 2021 The Battle of Hastings
In the first episode of Bow and Blade, Kelly and Michael talk about the Battle of Hastings in 1066, where the Normans under William the Conqueror defeated Harold Godwinson.

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Music: "Battle of the Creek" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
1 hr 5 min