THE FIRST CRUSADE (Ep.4): What role did Muslim disunity 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 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 1095-1204
Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History
 
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