THE FIRST CRUSADE (Ep.3): What role did Byzantine support play‪?‬ Teach Medieval

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 1095-1204
Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History
 
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