Episode 4: Crusader Kings 2: Sword of Islam

John talks to Dr. Christine Baker of Indiana University of Pennsylvania about Crusader Kings 2: Sword of Islam. We talk about the Sunni/Shi’ite divide in the medieval world and the geopolitics that arose from that, interactions between the Islamic World and Europe during this period, and the extent to which Crusader Kings 2 successfully presents historical complexity to the player. Music is Symphony 40 in G minor by texasradiofish (c) 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/49560 Ft: W. A. Mozart, Big Bonobo Combo