Doomsday, 1000 AD: How Millenarianism Ushered in the Crusades, Feat. Neil Eckart–European History - a podcast by B. T. Newberg and history nerd friends

The end is nigh! Or so they've been saying since the year 1000 A.D. Today, Neil Eckart of the podcast War and Conquest tells us about millenarianism, the medieval idea that the world was coming to crashing halt at the end of the millennium. So, how did medieval folks party like it was 999? They went crusading! Discover the connection with the crusades in today's episode.

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