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Women & the crusades: patronage, propaganda & prayer

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

You might think that the crusades were a largely male enterprise. But while that may have been the case on the battlefield, it certainly wasn’t elsewhere. Speaking with Emily Briffett, medieval historian Helen Nicholson delves into the archives to uncover just how vital a role women played in crusading campaigns, in recruitment, support, patronage and prayer. (Ad) Helen Nicholson is the author of Women and the Crusades (Oxford University Press, 2023). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Patriarchs-How-Men-Came-Rule/dp/000841811X/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:18.1

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0:20.6

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0:21.7

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0:23.5

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0:24.2

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0:26.3

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0:32.3

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0:35.7

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0:40.6

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0:48.2

You might think that the Crusades of the Middle Ages were a purely male enterprise. But while that may have been

0:56.2

the case on the battlefield, it certainly wasn't elsewhere. Helen Nicholson is a medieval historian

1:03.4

and the author of a new book Women and the Crusades, which delves into the archives to uncover

1:09.7

just how vital a role women played in crusading campaigns

1:13.7

in recruitment, support, patronage and prayer.

1:18.5

Emily Griffith spoke to Helen to find out more.

1:21.7

So I want to go right back to the start.

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