The End of the Crusades and the Fall of Acre: An Interview with Historian Roger Crowley
Tides of History
Audible / Patrick Wyman
4.7 • 6.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 November 2019
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Popular historian Roger Crowley returns to the show to discuss his new book, The Accursed Tower: The Fall of Acre and the End of the Crusades, which covers the last great siege of the Crusades at the city of Acre. It's a really fun read, I highly recommend it, and you can get it here.
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| 0:16.2 | Hi everybody. |
| 0:17.5 | From Wondery, welcome to another episode of Tides of History. |
| 0:20.6 | As always, I'm your host Patrick Weiman. |
| 0:22.7 | Thanks for joining me. |
| 0:23.7 | We've got a fantastic guest for you here today. |
| 0:26.5 | He's one of my very favorite writers and among the best popular historians working today |
| 0:30.5 | with an incredible grasp of narrative and texture. |
| 0:33.6 | He's the author of numerous books including Conquerors, How Portugal Forged the First |
| 0:37.4 | Global Empire, and City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas. |
| 0:41.7 | His newest title, which just came out and which I highly recommend to you all, is entitled |
| 0:45.4 | The Accursed Tower, The Crusaders Last Battle for the Holy Lamb. |
| 0:49.5 | Roger Crowley, thank you so much for joining us again here on Tides. |
| 0:52.6 | Thank you very much Patrick. |
| 0:53.6 | It's a delight to be back with you. |
| 0:55.9 | Thank you for your kind words. |
| 0:58.1 | So let's start with the Accursed Tower. |
| 1:00.5 | I really enjoyed it. |
| 1:01.5 | It's a tight gripping narrative about the end of the Crusader States and the Holy Land |
| 1:05.2 | focused around the siege of Acre in 1291. |
| 1:07.8 | So without giving the whole book away, what happened there and why does it matter? |
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