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Nick Holmes is an author and podcaster. He studied history at Cambridge University in England. His passion is Roman, Byzantine and Crusader history. His book, "The Byzantine World War", attempts to answer the crucial question of why Byzantium collapsed in the eleventh century, and how this led to the First Crusade, an event that changed the course of history. It has been an Amazon bestseller in several countries.
His podcast "Byzantium And The Crusades" covers the full history of the Crusades from their Byzantine origins to the fall of the last Crusader state. It ranks in the global top 10% of podcasts by number of downloads. Link https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ...more

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	Trebizond 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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History Podcast Out Now

Just out now - my latest podcast on Byzantium And The Crusades. Why not give it a listen? Just click on this link to Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

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Nick Holmes wrote a new blog post History Podcast Out Now Just out now - my latest podcast on Byzantium And The Crusades. Why not give it a listen? Just click on this link to Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.a Read more of this blog post »
Sep 26, 2020 07:01AM · like
Nick Holmes liked Brian's review of The Byzantine World War: "The Byzantine World War describes the struggle between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks during the eleventh century, and the events of the First Crusade that arose following the Emperor Alexius Comnenus's appeal to the West for aid. While th" Read more of this review »
Aug 17, 2020 12:51AM · see review
Nick Holmes made a comment on Latest podcast on Byzantium and the First Crusade " Are you interested in the Battle of Manzikert? One of the most important battles in history. Try my podcast. Links below Spotify https://open.spotify.c ...more "
Mar 07, 2020 07:52AM · see blog post
Nick Holmes is now following Brian Keaney Author of The Hollow People (The Promises of Dr. Sigmundu...
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Nick Holmes liked Eva's review of The Byzantine World War: "Having minimal knowledge of the Byzantine empire, I found this book quite interesting. The depictions and the information presented are relatable in this well-written book."
Aug 18, 2019 09:46AM · see review
Nick Holmes liked Jenny's review of The Byzantine World War: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. "Excellent ! "
Aug 18, 2019 09:46AM · see review
Nick Holmes has read The Byzantine World War by Nick Holmes (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Nick Holmes rated a book it was amazing Trebizond by Nick Holmes (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I wrote this book so my review is clearly biased but I hope that if you read it you will find it a thrilling story which is also historically well researched and captivating. The book is suitable for adults and young adults.
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