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In the decades immediately following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this mini-series, Associate Professor Nicholas Morton explores the four main contributory factors. In this final episode, he considers the role played by the states' supporters abroad. Just how significant was it? This episode is the fourth in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes: Ep.1: What role did military skill play?Ep.2: What role did Muslim disunity play?Ep.3: What role did political leadership play?Ep.4: What role did external support play? This mini-series is based on:The Crusader States and their Neighbours: A military history 1099-1187 Other recommended works by Associate Professor Nicholas Morton:The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East Further reading:Andrew Jotischky: The Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204 If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on:Instagram: @teachmedievalTwitter: @TeachMedievalThreads: Teach MedievalFacebook: Teach MedievalLinkedIn: Teach Medieval Music by Aroshanti 

In the decades immediately following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this mini-series, Associate Professor Nicholas Morton explores the four main contributory factors. In this third episode, he considers the role played by the leaders' political decision-making. Just how skilled were they? This episode is the third in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes: Ep.1: What role did military skill play?Ep.2: What role did Muslim disunity play?Ep.3: What role did political leadership play?Ep.4: What role did external support play? This mini-series is based on:The Crusader States and their Neighbours: A military history 1099-1187 Other recommended works by Associate Professor Nicholas Morton:Encountering Islam on the First Crusade Further reading:Andrew Jotischky: The Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204 If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on:Instagram: @teachmedievalTwitter: @TeachMedievalThreads: Teach MedievalFacebook: Teach MedievalLinkedIn: Teach Medieval Music by Aroshanti

In the decades following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this mini-series, Associate Professor Nicholas Morton explores the four main contributory factors. In this second episode, he considers the role played by their Muslim opponents’ disunity. This episode is the second in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes: Ep.1: What role did military skill play?Ep.2: What role did Muslim disunity play?Ep.3: What role did political skill play?Ep.4: What role did external support play? This mini-series is based on:The Crusader States and their Neighbours: A military history 1099-1187 Other recommended works by Associate Professor Nicholas Morton:Encountering Islam on the First CrusadeThe Field of Blood: The Battle for Aleppo and the Remaking of the Medieval Near East Further reading:Andrew Jotischky: The Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204 If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on:Instagram: @teachmedievalTwitter: @TeachMedievalThreads: Teach MedievalFacebook: Teach MedievalLinkedIn: Teach Medieval Music by Aroshanti

In the decades immediately following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this new mini-series, Associate Professor Nicholas Morton explores the four main contributory factors. In this first episode, he considers the role played by the crusaders’ military skill. This episode is the first in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes: Ep.1: What role did military skill play?Ep.2: What role did Muslim disunity play?Ep.3: What role did political skill play?Ep.4: What role did external support play? This mini-series is based on:The Crusader States and their Neighbours: A military history 1099-1187 Other recommended works by Associate Professor Nicholas Morton:Encountering Islam on the First CrusadeThe Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East Further reading:Andrew Jotischky: The Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204 If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on:Instagram: @teachmedievalTwitter: @TeachMedievalThreads: Teach MedievalFacebook: Teach MedievalLinkedIn: Teach Medieval Music by Aroshanti

The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial depth. In this fourth episode, he considers the part played by divisions within the Muslim world at the time. Did they play a crucial role? Or can they be overplayed? This episode is the fourth in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes: Ep.1: What role did military skill play?Ep.2: What role did religious fervour play?Ep.3: What role did Byzantine support play?Ep.4: What role did Muslim disunity play? This mini-series is based on:Re-writing the First Crusade Other recommended works by Dr Thomas W Smith:Curia and Crusade: Pope Honorius III and the Recovery of the Holy Land 1216-27 Further reading:Andrew Jotischky: The Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History  If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on:Instagram: @teachmedievalTwitter: @TeachMedievalThreads: Teach MedievalFacebook: Teach MedievalLinkedIn: Teach Medieval Music by Aroshanti

The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial depth. In this third episode, he considers the role played by the crusaders’ Byzantine allies. Has their contribution to the crusade’s ultimate success been underplayed? This episode is the third in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes: Ep.1: What role did military skill play?Ep.2: What role did religious fervour play?Ep.3: What role did Byzantine support play?Ep.4: What role did Muslim disunity play? This mini-series is based on:Re-writing the First Crusade Other recommended works by Dr Thomas W Smith:Curia and Crusade: Pope Honorius III and the Recovery of the Holy Land 1216-27 Further reading:Andrew Jotischky: The Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History  If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on:Instagram: @teachmedievalTwitter: @TeachMedievalThreads: Teach MedievalFacebook: Teach MedievalLinkedIn: Teach Medieval Music by Aroshanti

The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial depth. In this second episode, he considers the role played by the crusaders’ religious fervour. Just how central was it to their inexorable progress and ultimate victory? This episode is the second in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes: Ep.1: What role did military skill play?Ep.2: What role did religious fervour play?Ep.3: What role did Byzantine support play?Ep.4: What role did Muslim disunity play? This mini-series is based on:Re-writing the First Crusade Other recommended works by Dr Thomas W Smith:Curia and Crusade: Pope Honorius III and the Recovery of the Holy Land 1216-27 Further reading:Andrew Jotischky: The Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History  If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on:Instagram: @teachmedievalTwitter: @TeachMedievalThreads: Teach MedievalFacebook: Teach MedievalLinkedIn: Teach Medieval Music by Aroshanti

The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial depth. In this first episode, he considers the role played by the crusaders’ martial prowess. Just how significant was it in their ultimate victory? This episode is the first in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes: Ep.1: What role did military skill play?Ep.2: What role did religious fervour play?Ep.3: What role did Byzantine support play?Ep.4: What role did Muslim disunity play? This mini-series is based on:Re-writing the First Crusade Other recommended works by Dr Thomas W Smith:Curia and Crusade: Pope Honorius III and the Recovery of the Holy Land 1216-27 Further reading:Andrew Jotischky: The Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History  If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on:Instagram: @teachmedievalTwitter: @TeachMedievalThreads: Teach MedievalFacebook: Teach MedievalLinkedIn: Teach Medieval Music by Aroshanti

The four Crusader States established in the wake of the First Crusade survived remarkably well until their near total collapse following Saladin’s victory at the battle of Hattin in 1187. In this episode, Dr Steve Tibble discusses how the Crusader States desperately tried to cling to survival in the face of the rise of Saladin. This episode is the sixth in a mini-series of six: Ep.1: Were the crusaders really capable of strategy?Ep.2: How did the crusaders take the coast?Ep.3: How did the crusaders try to expand inland?Ep.4: How did the crusaders rule the Holy Land?Ep.5: How did the crusaders try to take Egypt?Ep.6: How did the crusaders try to deal with Saladin? This mini-series is based on Dr Steve Tibble's:The Crusader Strategy Other recommended works by Dr Steve Tibble:The Crusader ArmiesTemplars: The knights who made Britain Further reading:Andrew Jotischky: The Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History Music by Aroshanti Follow us on social media!