The Crusades

An Enthralling Overview of An Event in Christian History that Took Place in the Middle Ages

De: Billy Wellman

Narrado por: Jason Zenobia

So, you think you know what happened during the Crusades. But do you really?

It’s a good question to ask since there are plenty of misconceptions regarding what caused the Crusades, let alone what actually took place during their duration. In this audiobook, we seek to clear up many of these questions and provide you with a concise and accurate history of the Crusades. Much of the history of the Crusades has been obscured through the years through opinionated conjecture. We attempt to set the record straight in as unbiased a portrayal as possible.

In this audiobook, we tell you what happened and let you decide for yourselves what it was all worth. The Crusades were a call to defend Eastern Christians and aid Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land. It was only once the massive earthquake of Christian crusaders was unleashed from the West that the Crusades morphed into something altogether different. This audiobook explores how the scope and ideology of the Crusades evolved over time, from the conquest of Jerusalem during the First Crusade to the fall of the Crusader States.

We also take a look at other instances in which Crusades were made, such as the famous Northern Crusades and the Reconquista of Portugal and Spain. If you would like to learn more about what the Crusades were all about, what caused them to take place, and how it all ended up, this audiobook has you covered!

In this audiobook, you will learn about the following:

• How the Crusades actually began.
• The initial objectives of the crusaders.
• How the Crusades evolved over time.
• The monastic orders involved in the Crusades.
• The Kingdom of Jerusalem and its important rulers.
• The Northern Crusades.
• The Reconquista.

And so much more!

©2023 Billy Wellman (P)2023 Billy Wellman

The Crusades: A History Lesson

This is a very good book. It is history. Important history. I learned a lot about something I knew very little about. I was looking for a little less information regarding the crusades or maybe I was ignorant about so much of what went on and needed to be said.

I concluded it is just long enough though. Also, after being a big critic of how the Christian crusades were waged, from this book, it was clear that it was basically a war of one ideology vs another as well as some infighting within each of these religions . Both sides were as bad as the other when it came to conquering land and killing in the name of a god that for me, doesn't even exist, and for power. In other words, religion is a way to gather the masses to wage war against another for land and power.

This is well worth the time to listen/read this history of The Crusades. Highly recommend.