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"Hello! I'm Ken and this is Teach Medieval!"
Are you interested in the medieval period? Are you studying it at school, college or university? Then we're here for you! 'Teach Medieval' is a podcast channel dedicated to bringing you the most engaging and accessible conversations with the finest experts in the period! So what are you waiting for? Get listening ... and get learning!!
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The early Islamic response to the First Crusade was deeply disunited, with rivalry, distrust and self-interest undermining all hope of any real cooperation. This lack of unity was a major factor in the Crusaders’ remarkable success, allowing them to seize territory and establish the states of Outremer. In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas Brosset explores the nature and extent of this early disunity before turning to the emergence of key leaders who, in time, managed to coordinate a stronger, more muscular response to the Frankish presence in the Near East.
This episode is one of a two-part mini-series:
Ep.1: How disunited was the response in the early decades?
Ep.2: How and when did unity begin to emerge?
This mini-series was part-inspired by:
Dr Thomas Brosset refers to this work in 'Ep.1: Disunity':
Further reading:
Andrew Jotischky: Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)
Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204
Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History (4th Ed.)
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