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Outsmarting the Enemy in Medieval Warfare
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How Video Games Inspired My Love for History
A Surprise Medieval Education
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Andronikos Komnenos, Through Restoration Eyes
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Constantinople: Siege, Revolt and Public Opinion
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The Fall of Andronikos: Part 1
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Great Escapes: Bohemond
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Great Escapes: Hereward 'the Wake'
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Sneaky Soldiers: Volume 1
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Andronikos Komnenos, Through Restoration Eyes
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Andronikos Komnenos, Through Restoration Eyes
John Wilson’s 1664 Play on a Byzantine Tyrant
Nov 22, 2025
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Yes, I'm obsessed with Andronikos Komnenos
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Rebel, Rogue, Runaway (Part 2 of 2)
Andronikos Komnenos before the throne
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Rebel, Rogue, Runaway (Part 1 of 2)
Andronikos Komnenos before the throne
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The Fall of Andronikos: Part 4
Tyranny, Treachery, and Tumult in Byzantium
Jul 6, 2025
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Great Escapes: Hereward 'the Wake'
A Slippery Eel at Ely
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Great Escapes: Babur
Fleeing to Kabul
Oct 23, 2025
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Great Escapes: Bohemond
A Clandestine Crusader in a Coffin
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Great Escapes: Empress Matilda
Disguised in the Snow
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Sneaky Soldiers
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Sneaky Soldiers: Volume 3
The King Who Hated Saint Laurence
May 24, 2025
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Sneaky Soldiers: Volume 2
Cunning, Cross-dressing, and Connivery during the Hundred Years' War
May 2, 2025
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Sneaky Soldiers: Volume 1
Devious and Dastardly Ways to Take a Castle
Apr 7, 2025
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Grand Duke Vytenis: In His Brother’s Shadow
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Where’s Your Head At?
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Constantinople: Siege, Revolt and Public Opinion
The citizens of Constantinople and their key role for emperors
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