Rise of the Crusader States

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🗓️ 14 June 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The Crusader states in the Near East were created after the First Crusade in order to keep hold of the territorial gains made by those known in the region as the Franks - essentially Christians from Western Europe. What can the military activities of the many different factions in the region tell us about how and why those states rose and then fell?

In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis finds out more from Dr. Nicholas Morton, author of The Crusader States and Their Neighbours: A Military History, 1099-1187.

This episode was edited by Anisha Deva and produced by Rob Weinberg.

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0:00.0	Welcome to this episode of God medieval, I'm Mac Lewis. The crusader
0:06.9	states in the near east represented the early military victories of those known
0:11.6	in the region as the Franks, Christians from Western Europe, essentially.
0:15.0	What can the military activities of the many different factions in that region tell us about how and why those states rose and then fell.
0:24.1	I'm pleased to welcome back to the podcast,
0:26.1	the perfect guest to explore all of this with.
0:28.5	Nicholas Morton is an associate professor at Nottingham Trent University
0:32.1	and Nick's book, The Crusader States and their
0:34.2	neighbours and military history 1099 to 1187 is out in paperback now.
0:40.3	It's great to welcome you back to God Medieval Nick.
0:44.0	Thanks so much.
0:45.0	It's great to be on the show.
0:46.0	Absolutely wonderful to have you back to talk about a fascinating topic.
0:49.0	I'm not sure we've ever really covered the Crusader States in detail.
0:52.0	So it's another one of those glaring things
0:53.8	that is such a huge topic that we've somehow managed to avoid thus far.
0:57.6	Can you just give us a brief overview
0:59.8	of what the Crusaders States were
1:01.9	and how they came into being please.
1:04.0	So in 1095, Pope Urban II launched the first crusade.
1:08.0	Its objective was to conquer Jerusalem and various crusading armies set out and when they reached
1:16.2	ulceria and then advanced down south towards Jerusalem they conquered a series of
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