EARLY EPISODE: The Battle of Nicopolis
Crusaders attempt to drive the Ottomans out of the Balkans. It does not go well.
Sources:
Aziz Antiya. Crusades in the Later Middle Ages
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_nicopolis.html
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/crusader-disaster-at-nicopolis/
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/march-to-destruction-nicopolis-1396/
Comments (23)
Ducat rhymes with fuck it, not Gul Dukat.
Something interesting to point out. This battle happened in 1396. Agincourt happened in 1415. Amazing that the French knights didn't learn a single thing in the intervening 21 years.
As a half roma person myself y'all cant imagine how fucking happy i am hearing someone giving europe shit for their racism against us.
Adam Something also has a great video discussing systemic racism against the Roma in Europe on his YouTube channel.
Dear god Joe. I’ll help Nate. Enguerrand de Coucy = On-gair-on duh Koo-see. JFC Joe.
Counterpoint: I prefer it my way
"We've renamed this FOB after a soldier whose name we cannot and will not attempt to pronounce. We hereby rename this FOB: FOB FUCKASS"
Peasant paste: a crucial component of corpse infrastructure
Pronunciation game really on point this episode. But I must point out her name is pronounce "Tuck-man". She was a treasure.
Man… it is true. I think every NCO has supervised someone like that. It is fucking disgusting. Joes story reminds me of a POS Airmen I briefly had.
Overly Sarcastic Productions does a series on these various multi-pope moments simply entitled "POPE FIGHTS".
My favorite Blue videos along with the Roman empire videos, the video on Alcibiades, and the Venice episodes.
You laugh at Jeb’s “please clap” but I raise you Ed Miliband and the bacon sandwich.
Ha 6:00 Francis' childbirth tangent made me giggle uncontrollably
Yaaay, crusader fails
Is there *any* engagement during the Crusades that doesn’t merit an episode??
Lions Led By Donkeys: The podcast that explains where babies come from
Is this AI generated?
Wow Francis out there just attacking my lifestyle in the question for the legion
Joe and Francis getting themselves cancelled for deadnaming an army base - you love to see it! 😅
“Buda” in Hungarian is roughly pronounced “boo-daw”.
These shows carry me through working on Sunday.
Hear hear. It'd be a longer day without them.