A Brief History of the Crusades
Islam and Christianity in the Struggle for World Supremacy
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- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
20 April 2003
Summary
Why did the medieval Church bless William of Normandy’s invasion of Christian England in 1066 and authorise cultural genocide in Provence? How could a Christian army sack Christian Constantinople in 1204? Why did thousands of ordinary men and women, led by knights and ladies, kings and queens, embark on campaigns of fanatical conquest in the world of Islam? The word ‘Crusade’ came later, but the concept of a ‘war for the faith’ is an ancient one.
Geoffrey Hindley instructively unravel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841197661 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841197661 |
| Author: | Geoffrey Hindley |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 20 April 2003 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 128mm x 196mm x 34mm |
| Series: | Brief Histories |
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About The Author
Geoffrey Hindley
Geoffrey Hindley (1935-2014), educated at Kingswood School, Bath and University College Oxford, is a lecturer and writer. He was three times an invited participant at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University; was visiting associate professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville; and lectured in Europe and America on European culture, medieval social history and Magna Carta, and the history of music. From 1994 to 2000 he taught English civilization at the University of Le Havre. Right up until his death he was co-president of the Society for the History of Medieval Technology and Science of Oxford and London. His many books include The Shaping of Europe, England in the Age of Caxton, The Book of Magna Carta, A Brief History of the Crusades and A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons.
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