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Nine hundred years ago pope urban ii initiated one of the most controversial episodes in christian history by stating that, in spite of the apparently pacifist message of the new testament, god actually wanted european knights to wage a fierce and bloody war against islam and recapture jerusalem. Thomas asbridge is a diligent historian, whose close familiarity with the first crusade s route complements his knowledge of the relevant primary sources. A new history 2004, a book which describes the background, events, and consequences of the first crusade, as well as of the crusades. About the authors thomas asbridge is lecturer in early medieval history at queen mary, university of london. He has written and presented a major bbc tv series on the crusades and a documentary on william marshal. Thomas asbridge s history of the first crusade is an odd mixture of informative and unhelpful. On the last tuesday of november 1095, pope urban ii delivered an electrifying speech that launched the first crusade.
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Asbridge, a british authority on the crusades, brilliantly recreates the threeyear history of the first crusade, chronicling its difficulties and. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. Thomas asbridge a renowned historian who writes with maximum vividness joan acocella, the new yorkercovers the years 1095 to 1291 in this big, ambitious, readable account of one of the most fascinating periods in history. A new history by thomas asbridge, 9780195189056, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. His work constructing a cohesive narrative from hundreds of primary sources and welding it into accessible, gripping prose is to be commended. An acknowledged expert on the history of the crusades, he has traveled extensively in the near east following the route of the first crusade. Malise ruthven admires two books that ask how modern conflicts have.
As appalling as the first crusade was, the fourth was far worse. Thomas asbridge is a reader in medieval history at queen mary university in london, and an internationally renowned expert on the history of the crusades. Working from firsthand accounts and the latest crusade scholarship, asbridge skillfully combines religious and military history, challenging longheld views in the process. Pope urban ii delivered an electrifying speech that launched the first crusade.
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