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Renaissance #217- Christian Cannibals & Cowardly Crusaders (The Crusades part 26)


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In this episode of _The Renaissance Times_, Cam and Ray dive into the chaos and absurdity that followed the siege of Antioch in 1098. With the Pope’s legate dead, the Crusader princes lose their spiritual leash and immediately devolve into power games, cowardice, and opportunistic violence. We’ve got pandemic panic (complete with medieval nobles doing the ol’ “every man for himself” routine), Christian cannibalism foreshadowing, mass death, military alliances with Muslim rebels, and the wild tale of a captured widow turned war bride—plus a crash course in medieval pigeon-post espionage. Oh, and someone tries to convert a mosque into a Catholic bishopric with the help of the _Orthodox_ bishop. It’s a mess. A bloody, bureaucratic, and occasionally hilarious mess.
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