A Brief History of the Crusades

Category	History
ISBN	9781841197661
Author	Geoffrey Hindley
Genre	Non-fiction
Publishing house	Robinson Publishing
Language	EN
Binding	Paperback
Pages	336

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.