How the Crusades Changed History

by Philip Daileader

Streaming video, 2013

Status

Available

Call number

909.07

Publication

The Great Courses (2013), 12 hours, 24 lectures, 216 page guidebook

Description

Religion & Spirituality. Nonfiction. HTML: Centuries have passed since the last crusader knight laid down his sword, but the Crusades continue to hold sway over our world. Because the Crusades have been so consequential to history, it's essential to understand the context, motivations, and preconditions of these dramatic military campaigns. In doing so, you'll not only get a fresher understanding of the Crusades, you'll discover surprising truths about why (and how) they were fought. More than just an enriching recount of events, this series of 24 lectures is an intellectually rewarding exploration of how the Crusades shaped the medieval world and laid the seeds for our own. Plunging you into the series of Crusades to the Holy Land and elsewhere - from the calling of the First Crusade in 1095 to the collapse of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, in 1291 - Professor Daileader's lectures are filled with eye-opening insights and gripping stories that will help you reach your own conclusions about just how important these centuries of warfare were to the story of human civilization..… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Arkrayder

Fascinating to learn about the crusades. I didn’t realize there were multiple crusades and not just to the Holy Land, but also Germany, Southern France and Egypt, to name just a few.

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

216 p.; 7.5 inches

Local notes

1095–1291. [1] What were the Crusades? [2] Before the Crusades-deep background [3] Before the Crusades: immediate circumstances [4] The First Crusade and conquest of Jerusalem [5] The rise of the Templars [6] Defending the Crusader States, 1099–1144 [7] The Second Crusade: false steps and failure [8] Saladin-general and sultan [9] The Third Crusade: we three kings [10] The Fourth Crusade: conquest of Constantinople [11] Crusades in Spain [12] The Northern Crusades [13] The children's and Albigensian Crusades [14] Fifth and Sixth Crusades: tragedy and oddity [15] Louis IX: the Crusader saint [16] The Hohenstaufen and Shepherds' Crusades [17] The fall: 1291 [18] The Crusades and their critics [19] War and travel: the experience of crusading [20] Life in the Crusader East [21] Cultural contact and exchange [22] Crusade and mission [23, 24] The Crusades and the course of history