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Fighting for Christendom: Holy War and the Crusades
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| Added by: tarambuka | Karma: 67.72 | Non-Fiction | 23 June 2011 |
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 Fighting for Christendom: Holy War and the Crusades
In this excellent popular history, medieval historian Tyerman offers a short introduction to the Crusades, touching on the most salient features and helping readers understand why it's so important to ferret out from all the lore what really happened. While it's a tall order to present more than four centuries of wars spanning three continents, Tyerman rises to the task with aplomb, noting early on that "much of what passes in public as knowledge of the Crusades is either misleading or false." |
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| Tags: Crusades, Tyerman, rises, aplomb, noting, Christendom, Fighting, three |
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The Central Middle Ages - Europe 950–1320 (The Short Oxford History of Europe)
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| Added by: Fruchtzwerg | Karma: 7914.43 | Non-Fiction | 18 June 2008 |
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 The period from the late tenth to the early fourteenth centuries was one of the most dynamic in European history. Latin Christendom found a new confidence which has left its mark upon the landscape in the form of the great cathedrals and castles, while thousands of new towns and villages were founded. The continent was carved up into dynastic kingdoms and principalities from which the European state system would evolve. |
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| Tags: Europe, which, Christendom, great, Latin, European, principalities, state |
