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A Concise History of the Crusades

by Thomas F. Madden · 1999

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This title places the crusades within the medieval social, economic, religious and intellectual environments that gave birth to the movement and nurtured it for centuries. Also included is a historiographical overview of the crusades.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thismedievalmedievalMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 256 pages

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