A Brief History of the Crusades

Категория	История
ISBN	9781841197661
Автор	Geoffrey Hindley
Жанр	Non-fiction
Издательство	Robinson Publishing
Язык	EN
Переплёт	Paperback
Количество страниц	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.