Battle of Grunwald: Defeat of the Teutonic Knights
About this episode
The episode explores the Battle of Grunwald, where the Teutonic Knights faced a Polish-Lithuanian alliance in July 1410.
In July 1410, the formidable Teutonic Knights, rapacious crusaders clad in heavy plate armour, faced a massive Polish-Lithuanian alliance. After an insulting taunt involving two unsheathed swords, the Battle of Grunwald erupted into a bloody, day-long melee. Matt Lewis and Dr. Aleks Pluskowski to explore this epic medieval clash. MORE Teutonic Knights Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify The Last Pagans Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. Audio editor is Amy Haddow, the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds. Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original TV documentaries, with a new release every week, PLUS early access ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Matt Lewis
Guest: Dr. Aleks Pluskowski
Topics covered
- Battle of Grunwald
- Teutonic Knights
- Polish-Lithuanian alliance
- medieval history
- crusades
Keywords
- Teutonic Knights
- Battle of Grunwald
- medieval clash
- Polish-Lithuanian alliance
- crusaders
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: History Hit, Little Dot Studios, Epidemic Sounds
Places: Poland, Lithuania
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