We all know the Crusades as being some of the most violent and famous holy wars in history, often depicted as a fight between Christianity and Islam. But what if the Byzantine Christians and Muslim Empires were in cohoots? Find out more on this in this edition of “Crusade Convos” where we explore and discuss Savvas Neocleous’ research on the conspiracies behind the Crusades.
Bibliography:
Neocleous, Savvas. “Byzantine-Muslim Conspiracies against the Crusades: History and Myth.” Journal of Medieval History 36, no. 3 (September 1, 2010): 253–74. doi.org/10.1016/j.jmedhist.2010.06.001.

Music Credit: “Lamento di Tristano” – Anonymous
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Bibliography:
Conor Kostick, “Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Women of the Second Crusade,” Medieval Italy, Medieval and Early Modern Women, (Dublin: Four Courts: 2010), pp. 195-205

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