How to Plan a Crusade: Religious War in the High Middle Ages
By: Christopher Tyerman
3.49
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The story of the wars and conquests initiated by the First Crusade and its successors is itself so …
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21. How to Plan a Crusade: Religious War in the High Middle Ages
By: Christopher Tyerman
3.49
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
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