How and Why the Crusades Started

About this episode

This episode explores the origins and impact of the Crusades over nearly two centuries.

This is your guide to almost two centuries of holy war - from start to finish. We untangle faith, politics and myth, and reveal how the Crusades reshaped Europe, the Middle East and relations between Islam and Christianity forever. For this series, we're joined by Steve Tibble, author of many books on the Crusades, including 'The Crusader Armies: 1099 - 1187' . Produced by James Hickmann and McKenna Fernandez, and edited by Jhenelle White. Dan Snow's History Hit is now available on YouTube! Check it out at:  https://www.youtube.com/@DSHHPodcast Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at  https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . You can also email the podcast directly at  ds.hh@historyhit.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Snow

Guest: Steve Tibble

Topics covered

• Crusades
• holy war
• faith
• politics
• Europe
• Middle East
• Islam and Christianity

Keywords

• Crusades
• holy war
• Steve Tibble
• history
• Europe
• Middle East
• Islam
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: History Hit, Acast, YouTube

Books & works: The Crusader Armies: 1099 - 1187

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