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The Era of the Crusades
- Narrated by: Kenneth W. Harl
- Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
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The Era of the Crusades
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Publisher's Summary
What were the forces that led to one of history's most protracted and legendary periods of conflict? How did they affect the three great civilizations that participated in them? And, ultimately, why did they end and what did they accomplish?
In these 36 lectures, you'll look at the "big picture" of the Crusades as an ongoing period of conflict involving Western Christendom (we would now call it Western Europe), the Byzantine Empire, and the Muslim world. From this perspective, you'll study the complex but absorbing causes of the Crusades, which include the many political, cultural, and economic changes in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. You'll examine the Crusades in terms of the specific military campaigns-the eight "canonical" Crusades that took place from 1095-1291-proclaimed to retake Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim hands and return them to Christendom. You'll consider the immediate circumstances-the leaders, purposes, key battles, and degrees of success or failure-surrounding these often-monumental expeditions.
You'll also explore a wide variety of misperceptions and long-debated questions about the Crusades:
- Did the popes preach the Crusades as a way to increase their personal power and authority?
- Why did the members of the Fourth Crusade decide to sack Constantinople, turning the Crusades from Christian against "infidel" to Christian against Christian?
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- Hank
- 14-02-2019
Wow ! brilliant ! absolutely brilliant !
What a comprehensive look at the crusades! Not just the battles, sieges and incursions, but the broader context and implications for : European and Byzantine commerce; nobility, royal and Papal politics; Muslim factions and sects; the terrain of the battles and it's Kingdoms; description of the military technology used such as catapults, the gallies; figures as Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Pope Innocent III, Basil II, Baldwin IV ... WHAT A FASCINATING JOURNEY AND STORY it's been through this whole series ! ... The lecturer clearly knows this topic inside out and back to front, and often gave fascinating stories and anecdotes all through it which maintained my interest e.g. a Muslim Sulton victorious over an ill-conceived Crusade attack being embarrassed for his huge haul of European prisoners of war, releasing them from capture for a ransom. e.g. s Byzantine empress married and widower 3 times eventually marrying a nobleman who truly loved her only for him to suddenly die from a freak accident of stupidity by falling backwards off a ledge. Fascinating anecdotes litter the lectures. Highly recommend if you really want to get a decent handle on what the crusades were all about !
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- Lachlan Peterson
- 28-08-2016
A facinating listen
Really fantastic. A captivating performance from a good authority with well researched sources. A brilliant piece for anyoen interested in medieval history, and a key turning point in the history of Europe.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-05-2022
Very informative
I really enjoyed this book. It was much broader in scope than I expected. It covered the period before and after the Crusades in a broad overview, giving me a much better understanding of the Crusades and their impact on the broader course of Western European and middle eastern history. Shattering some of my misconceptions on the way. The lecturer was good, he was easy to follow and had an obvious enthusiasm for his subject.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-04-2022
Interesting
Really interesting subject matter - told in an easy to listen to way. Really enjoyed. Thanks
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- Magda Mayo
- 13-08-2020
App will not work
After enjoying the old app for many titles I am very disappointed in the new one. It is difficult to open, cannot find a timer.
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