Thomas Asbridge is Reader in Medieval History at Queen Mary,
University of London, and the author of 'The Greatest Knight: The
Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power Behind Five English
Thrones' (2014), 'The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land' (2010)
and 'The First Crusade: A New History' (2004). He studied for a BA
in Ancient and Medieval History at Cardiff University, and then
gained his PhD in Medieval History at Royal Holloway, University of
London.
Thomas wrote and presented a BBC documentary, 'The Greatest Knight:
William Marshal', and a landmark three-part documentary series 'The
Crusades' for the BBC, filmed on location across the Near East and
Europe. He has also appeared in many other internationally
broadcast television documentaries and radio programs, and has
worked as a historical consultant for HBO and Company Pictures. He
now lives in southern England.
"Brilliant, authoritative, and accessible, Thomas Asbridge's THE CRUSADES is a must read. Asbridge balances impeccable scholarship with a gifted storyteller's engaging voice. He vividly portrays the driving forces and personalities, the perspectives of Christians and Muslims, and the legacy of the Crusades in Christian and Muslim history and imagination." -- Professor John L. Esposito, Director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, and author of The Future of Islam."A truly comprehensive history of holy war in the Holy Land. Emphasizing the dramatic Third Crusade and its heroic antagonists, Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, the narrative reads like an adventure story, albeit one that is both factual and instructive." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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