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The medieval world takes us to Byzantium to explore the continuities with the ancient world and the multi-ethnic and multi-lingual empire that endured throughout the period. Or you can discover the many reasons and arguments for the rise and spread of Islam in the sixth and seventh centuries and the formation of the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates. Read more

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  • Podcast Series: The Byzantine Empire

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    In this podcast Dr Dionysios Stathakopoulos of King's College London looks at the history of the Byzantine Empire from its origins in the Roman Empire to the fall of Constantinople.

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  • Podcast Series: The Crusades

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    An HA Podcasted History of the Crusades featuring Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith, Professor Jonathan Phillips of Royal Holloway, University of London and Dr Tom Asbridge of Queen Mary, University of London.

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  • Podcast Series: The Rise of an Islamic Civilisation

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    An HA Podcasted History of the Rise of an Islamic Civilisation featuring Dr Caroline Goodson of Birkbeck, University of London.

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  • Podcast Series: The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates

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    In this set of podcasts Emeritus Professor Gerald Hawting of SOAS, University of London provides an introduction to the Umayyad (661-750) and Abbasid (750-1258) Caliphates.

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  • Podcast Series: The Vikings

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    An HA Podcasted History of the Vikings featuring Professor Rosamond McKitterick, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge.

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