Religion in history: conflict, conversion and co-existence
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The crusades
enAugust 07, 2009
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From the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Cambridge, Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith discusses the cultural and historical context of the crusades, why they occurred, and the inconsistencies in modern interpretation.
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