(Set) How the Crusades Changed History & The Era of the Crusades

This two-course set is a comprehensive, nuanced study of the Crusades and their impact on world history. First, in How the Crusades Changed History, witness the monumental human drama and grasp the ways in which the Crusades left their mark on future centuries, including our own. Follow that up with The Era of the Crusades, in which you’ll look at the “big picture” of the Crusades as an ongoing period of conflict involving Western Christendom, the Byzantine Empire, and the Muslim world.

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Professor Kenneth Harl, Tulane University’s nine-time teaching award winner, leads a thorough and intellectually challenging analysis of one of history’s most renowned and influential periods of religious warfare. You will fully appreciate how Western civilization changed in many profound ways during the Crusading era, and explore misperceptions and long-debated questions about the Crusades.

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