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Crusaders

An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands

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Crusaders

By: Dan Jones
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Dan Jones, best-selling chronicler of the Middle Ages, turns his attention to the history of the Crusades - the sequence of religious wars fought between the late 11th century and late medieval periods, in which armies from European Christian states attempted to wrest the Holy Land from Islamic rule, and which have left an enduring imprint on relations between the Muslim world and the West.

From the preaching of the First Crusade by Pope Urban II in 1095 to the loss of the last crusader outpost in the Levant in 1302-03, and from the taking of Jerusalem from the Fatimids in 1099 to the fall of Acre to the Mamluks in 1291, Crusaders tells a tale soaked in Islamic, Christian and Jewish blood, peopled by extraordinary characters, and characterised by both low ambition and high principle.

Dan Jones is a master of popular narrative history, with the priceless ability to write page-turning narrative history underpinned by authoritative scholarship. Never before has the era of the Crusades been depicted in such bright and striking colours, or their story told with such gusto.

©2019 Dan Jones (P)2019 Head of Zeus Christianity Europe Islam Medieval Middle East Middle Ages Crusade Imperialism Ottoman Empire Africa
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Pretty basic for someone who read other books. Otherwise, a pretty decent account of a phenomenon that is highly politicised.
One should not forget, that despite the PC culture pushed by ignorants, the Crusades were NOT acts of gratuitous aggression caused by Christians. They were a response to over 400 years of Muslim expansion, most of it through violence, and also a cry for help from the Byzantines, who were overwhelmed by Turks. This enterprise did not occur from thin air.

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Certainly a lot of historical events to keep track of in this, as you'd expect. The book is well written/read which enables you to take in the stories of the crusades with the satisfaction of learning while being entertained.

Academic entertainment

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Had me riveted from start to finish, I was reading and listening to the book at the same time (reading at home, listening in my van). A great insight in to the crusades and the crusaders themselves throughout history.

A great read & listen

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I'm of the opinion that if Mr Dan Jones ever writes about paint drying i'm gonna buy it.

The Crusades

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how all the songs, are about war! 2 typed of people at war, show you why

show the real reason

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