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Episode 224 - The Coup of Anna Komnene with Leonora Neville
Episode 224 - The Coup of Anna Komnene with Leonora Neville
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2021
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Our final episode on Alexios' reign returns us to our first. Back in episode 197 we interviewed Professor Leonora Neville about Anna Komnene. That interview set us up to cover Alexios' reign and the First Crusade with Anna as our primary source. But the last question I asked that day was about the succession from Alexios to John and Anna's supposed coup attempt. Here we finally hear Professor Neville's argument that Anna did no such thing. We also briefly look at our main historian for our next period of narrative - Niketas Choniates.
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Feb 23, 2021
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