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Crusaders

An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands

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Crusaders

By: Dan Jones
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Dan Jones, best-selling chronicler of the Middle Ages, turns his attention to the history of the Crusades - the sequence of religious wars fought between the late 11th century and late medieval periods, in which armies from European Christian states attempted to wrest the Holy Land from Islamic rule, and which have left an enduring imprint on relations between the Muslim world and the West.

From the preaching of the First Crusade by Pope Urban II in 1095 to the loss of the last crusader outpost in the Levant in 1302-03, and from the taking of Jerusalem from the Fatimids in 1099 to the fall of Acre to the Mamluks in 1291, Crusaders tells a tale soaked in Islamic, Christian and Jewish blood, peopled by extraordinary characters, and characterised by both low ambition and high principle.

Dan Jones is a master of popular narrative history, with the priceless ability to write page-turning narrative history underpinned by authoritative scholarship. Never before has the era of the Crusades been depicted in such bright and striking colours, or their story told with such gusto.

©2019 Dan Jones (P)2019 Head of Zeus Christianity Europe Islam Medieval Middle East Middle ages Crusade Imperialism Ottoman Empire Africa

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hi!

Dan reads very well and when an author reads their book it's a winner.

I'm new to looking at the Crusades and overall this was an excellent dive into a bygone era.

The barbaric happenings are the lingering after thought stay with me here, as thousands lay slain in the wake of what happens time and again throughtout this fairly lengthy reading.

As it traverses several centuries it becomes a little difficult to retain the names.

As often is the case with history it is also difficult to get an intimate look at the cast and their true personalites.

Obviously a well reasearched take on the Crusades - it must be quite the undertaking to write such a book.

I'll likely delve further into the subject and listen to this again to digest more from it.

As someone who is new to the subject - i found the book quite accessible in it's language and presentation ' overall very interesting.

So yesss worthwhile.

thank you.

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Can't really say much other then as usual Dan Jones comes with another solid narrative. a good way to learn about the crusades for those who don't know much. I don't personally know much about the crusades but I know his work on the war of the Roses is solid and fair and so I have faith in his work on this subject.

dan Jones on point as usual

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As I have said in a number of reviews now: classic Dan Jones. Solid story, good narration, very interesting. Needs to be listened to alongside his book on the Templars, as he, I assume not wanting to repeat himself, leaves out detail which I suspect he wouldn’t have had he not already published it in Templars. Odd diversion to Henry Bolingbroke at the end which leads somewhere only tenuously - felt as though he’d forgotten which of his books he was writing for a chapter! Small defect in a solid book. Bringing us up to the discovery of the Americas and then to the modern world was a nice and very interesting touch. Not Dan Jones best work, but that is only an endorsement of his other work. I’d highly recommend this book.

Very good

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My daughter is studying the Crusades so I thought it would be helpful to gen up. I wanted a readable account of this period and I identified 'Crusaders: An Epic History Of The Wars For The Holy Lands'. This is the first book I have read by Dan Jones, but not the last.

I was ignorant about much of what had taken place during nearly 200 years of very bloody history - and what a fascinating period it is. 'Crusaders: An Epic History Of The Wars For The Holy Lands' provides a perfect whistlestop tour and is also, somewhat suprisingly, quite the page turner.

From Pope Urban's initial call to defend Christians in Constantinople, I was amazed to discover how broad the geographical and religious definition became of what constituted a crusade. Anyone could purge their sins by spilling the blood of anyone identified as others, even fellow Christians or those not paying their tithes.

'Crusaders: An Epic History Of The Wars For The Holy Lands' is clearly impeccably researched and yet the scholarship does not slow down a thoroughly entertaining account peopled by colourful historical characters of all genders and faiths.

Entertaining and instructive

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The narrator / author does an excellent job in delivering a comprehensive history of the crusades in chronological order.

Comprehensive

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very good informative book, put in a way of a slight story but with alot of factual relevance.

outstanding

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An good book, if you're into history you'll love this, well read and attention grabbing, accessible history. Recommended!

The Religious War

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A lot of information to take in ,well read pity I can't remember all I've listened to.

Very Interesting

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As a history teacher who teaches Richard and John and the third crusade I was looking for an informative and accessible read to expand my knowledge on crusading, its causes and its continued history.

This book was fantastic! Well read, informative and entertaining with lots of grizzly detail and side notes.

For someone with only a basic knowledge of crusading and medieval kingdoms across Europe I found the book easy to follow and the more nuanced information explained well.

Throughly enjoyed and would recommend!

A GCSE history teacher highly recommends

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I loved how this book was mostly about laying out the facts with little bias. the narration is amazing as well as the stories being narrated and how the author presents historical facts in a very thrilling and exciting way.
I definitely recommend this book to all the history junkies like me out there even if you're not interested in the crusades per say you'll enjoy this.

A great experience

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