Assassins vs Templars: The Crusades
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Crusade: A Conversation With Jonathan Phillips
The nominal motivation is what distinguishes crusades and gives them this longer legacy. In respect, what's the level of violence, the intensity, any worse in a crusade than it would have been in the other wars I keep referring to? You can think of countless wars in Western Europe where all the Near East where the levels of violence are the same. It's really hard to know what to even care about. So, make me care about is created in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. We're going to explore topics that actually have deep importance and impact in the world. And I'm willing to bet that you're not only going to learn something new, but who knows?
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