Fortune's Wheel: A Podcast History of Our Medieval Story

198: Poor People's Crusade

SEASON 8: The First Crusade EPISODE 198: Poor People’s Crusade A tidal wave of zealots, doomsday preachers, and broke knights surges across Europe in the so-called Poor People’s Crusade—burning bright, burning fast, and mostly burning down. From Emicho’s disastrous rampage along the Rhine to the ragged march of Walter Sans Avoir straight into the jaws of Kilij Arslan at Civetot, this is the First Crusade’s explosive prologue. A movement born in frenzy ends in annihilation, leaving a smoking warning flare for the armies yet to come.  No More Paywalls! How? If you believe in what’s happening here – bringing our shared history to life, warts and all, free to the public with absolutely no more paywalls…ever…please consider donating to my caffeine-mediated research and writing through the website/app Buy Me A Coffee [about:blank]! With opportunities for one-time donations and even a monthly donation plan, you can voluntarily contribute to the continuation of this show. I would be eternally grateful! NOTE: DISREGARD ANY MENTION OF PATREON. That account has been closed in the process of tearing down any and all paywalls!  Social Media: YouTube: Fortune’s Wheel Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL33GHumAKuuvI5QX8gOzIcMVFeo6Gb5_G] Meta: https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3 [https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3]  X: https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast [https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast] Buy Me A Coffee [about:blank]!

197: The Fez Massacre

SEASON 8: The First Crusade EPISODE 197: The Fez Massacre This is an older Patreon episode about another Jewish pogrom taking place in Fez in modern Morocco decades before the Rhineland massacres during the Poor People's Crusade. This serves as a bonus episode and not a direct part of my research into the First Crusade.A new episode will be released in a couple days getting us back on track! No More Paywalls! How? If you believe in what’s happening here – bringing our shared history to life, warts and all, free to the public with absolutely no more paywalls…ever…please consider donating to my caffeine-mediated research and writing through the website/app Buy Me A Coffee [about:blank]! With opportunities for one-time donations and even a monthly donation plan, you can voluntarily contribute to the continuation of this show. I would be eternally grateful! NOTE: DISREGARD ANY MENTION OF PATREON. That account has been closed in the process of tearing down any and all paywalls!  Social Media: YouTube: Fortune’s Wheel Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL33GHumAKuuvI5QX8gOzIcMVFeo6Gb5_G] Meta: https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3 [https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3]  X: https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast [https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast] Buy Me A Coffee [about:blank]!

196: Blood on the Rhine

SEASON 8: The First Crusade EPISODE 196: Blood on the Rhine The First Crusade hadn’t even started yet, so why was the Rhine flowing red?   No More Paywalls! How? If you believe in what’s happening here – bringing our shared history to life, warts and all, free to the public with absolutely no more paywalls…ever…please consider donating to my caffeine-mediated research and writing through the website/app Buy Me A Coffee [about:blank]! With opportunities for one-time donations and even a monthly donation plan, you can voluntarily contribute to the continuation of this show. I would be eternally grateful! Social Media: YouTube: Fortune’s Wheel Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL33GHumAKuuvI5QX8gOzIcMVFeo6Gb5_G] Meta: https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3 [https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3]  X: https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast [https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast] Buy Me A Coffee [about:blank]!

195: Did God Will It?

SEASON 8: The First Crusade EPISODE 195: Did God Will It? Where does a pope get off telling thousands of armed men to march across the known world with a promise of eternal salvation? This wasn’t a whim. It was centuries in the making. Welcome to the origin story of Christian holy war. No More Paywalls! How? If you believe in what’s happening here – bringing our shared history to life, warts and all, free to the public with absolutely no more paywalls…ever…please consider donating to my caffeine-mediated research and writing through the website/app Buy Me A Coffee [about:blank]! With opportunities for one-time donations and even a monthly donation plan, you can voluntarily contribute to the continuation of this show. I would be eternally grateful! Social Media: YouTube: Fortune’s Wheel Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL33GHumAKuuvI5QX8gOzIcMVFeo6Gb5_G] Meta: https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3 [https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3]  X: https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast [https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast] Donate! Buy Me A Coffee [about:blank]!

194: Deus Vult!

SEASON 8: The First Crusade EPISODE 194: Deus Vult! Clermont., France. November 27, 1095. Pope Urban II lit the match that set Europe ablaze. This episode dives into the conflicting accounts of that speech—where “Deus Vult” became both a prayer and a war cry. No More Paywalls! How? If you believe in what’s happening here – bringing our shared history to life, warts and all, free to the public with absolutely no more paywalls…ever…please consider donating to my caffeine-mediated research and writing through the website/app Buy Me A Coffee [about:blank]! With opportunities for one-time donations and even a monthly donation plan, you can voluntarily contribute to the continuation of this show. I would be eternally grateful! Social Media: YouTube: Fortune’s Wheel Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL33GHumAKuuvI5QX8gOzIcMVFeo6Gb5_G] Meta: https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3 [https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3]  X: https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast [https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast] Donate! Buy Me A Coffee [about:blank]!