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Deus Vult: A Concise History of the Crusades
Jem Duducu
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Description for Deus Vult: A Concise History of the Crusades
Paperback. A new and accessible history of the crusades, covering the nine Middle-Eastern crusades along with the less-well-known European ones Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
‘Deus Vult’ – or ‘God wills it’ – were the words allegedly uttered by the crowd of people present when Pope Urban II’s rousing speech caused the start of the First Crusade. Prior to 9/11 the Crusades had been seen as a somewhat obscure backwater of history; if they were mentioned it was usually as a background to Robin Hood stories. However, post the terror attacks against New York and later Madrid and London, the Crusades have increasingly been referred to in the media, usually by politicians and, more rarely, by medieval historians. To extremists of both sides they ... Read more
‘Deus Vult’ – or ‘God wills it’ – were the words allegedly uttered by the crowd of people present when Pope Urban II’s rousing speech caused the start of the First Crusade. Prior to 9/11 the Crusades had been seen as a somewhat obscure backwater of history; if they were mentioned it was usually as a background to Robin Hood stories. However, post the terror attacks against New York and later Madrid and London, the Crusades have increasingly been referred to in the media, usually by politicians and, more rarely, by medieval historians. To extremists of both sides they ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445640556
SKU
V9781445640556
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99-2
About Jem Duducu
Jem Duducu has been in love with history for as long as he can remember. He went to UWCC to read Archaeology and Medieval History. He is the author of several history books from the ‘100 Facts’ series for Amberley along with 'Deus Vult' and 'The Sultans'. Follow him on Twitter @HistoryGems.
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