History of Everything

Hello Everyone, Yes it is not the crusades and I do apologize. You may be confused because I state in this that it is a Patreon Exclusive. Well the Reason for that is because I have pneumonia this week and have barely been able to speak. So no recording for me but my patrons were kind enough to let me use one of the many exclusives there. I am sorry about the delay. In the meantime I am doing a lot of writing and hope to share with those of you that want to join on patreon several weeks worth of podcasts next week. This is your all's freebie on sieges this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Second Crusade was the second major crusade launched from Europe. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 to the forces of Zengi.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

https://www.patreon.com/stakuyi?fan_landing=trueThe Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were intended to recover Jerusalem and its surrounding area from Islamic rule. And Boy did things get messy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

https://www.patreon.com/stakuyi?fan_landing=trueLyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko, was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II, who was credited with 309 confirmed deaths, making her the most successful female sniper in recorded history. Pavlichenko was called "Lady Death" for her ability with a sniper rifle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

hey support me on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/stakuyiHistory is filled with incapable leaders (the modern world is too, but that’s another story), but it’s hard to find any that are quite as incompetent as Sultan Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire. Reigning from 1640 until his inevitable execution in 1648, he earned the title Ibrahim the Mad. However, considering the guy spent his entire upbringing in a cage, it’s not really a shock that he wasn’t a good ruler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

https://www.patreon.com/stakuyiPope John XII, born Octavian, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 16 December 955 to his death in 964. He was related to the counts of Tusculum, a powerful Roman family which had dominated papal politics for over half a century. He became pope in his late teenage years or early twenties. And BOY was he wild Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

www.patreon.com/stakuyiThomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquess of Maranhão, styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a British naval flag officer of the Royal Navy, mercenary and Radical politician. He was a successful captain of the Napoleonic Wars, leading Napoleon to nickname him le Loup des Mers, 'the Sea Wolf. A true badass of history and one whose story I am happy to tell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On todays episode we take a special look at the men who lost something very precious to most, but gained power and influence in a way that few could dream. The history of Eunuchs is truly insane though there are some details i will spare you from.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you ready to hear about some of the most badass women in history? This is the tale of the Night Witches. The women that struck fear into the Nazis.Join us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/stakuyi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well folks this one is a spicy one. Definitely for mature audiences but hey we humans all have a history and came from somewhere right? And the tools people use to use? WILD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices