Название: A Brief History of the Crusades: Islam and Christianity in the Struggle for World Supremacy
Автор: Geoffrey Hindley
Издательство: Robinson
ISBN: 1841197661
Год: 2004
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 320
Размер: 6,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

Why did the medieval Church bless William of Normandy's invasion of Christian England in 1066 and authorise cultural genocide in Provence? How could a Christian army sack Christian Constantinople in 1204? The word 'Crusade' came later, but the concept of a 'war for the faith' is an ancient one.