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A History of the Crusades: An Eight-Part Course with Dr. Thomas F. Madden
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Thomas F Madden is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Saint Louis University. As an author and historical consultant, he has appeared in such venues as The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN, and The History Channel. He is the author of "The Concise History of the Crusades," "The Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople," and numerous other books and studies. He is a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Medieval Academy of America, and was named a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar.
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90 minutes, including a 30 minute Q&A.
Course was excellent. I look forward to more topics by the same person.
This eight part course was outstanding. Every week i was left with a feeling of "I can't wait to see what happens next week!" Dr. Madden is obviously one of the great experts on the topic, but, as important, an incredible communicator who shows us that many aspects of these times were so different than ours, but also many are the same. I will take any and all future courses he offers.
This was an amazing series. Who knew the Crusades could be this fascinating! Dr Madden, an absolute fount of knowledge, brings the history to life, with stories of political intrigue, devastating battles, and even a few good laughs. Not a single boring or dry moment in any of the classes. I learned so much about this important part of world history, and was sorry when we reached the end of the eight classes. I have taken several other seminar series with Dr Madden and I would not hesitate to take anything else he offers.
An excellent, informative history of the Crusades that’s told by a real life historian who can tell it as a story that keeps you on the edge of your seat, or computer as it were. All of Dr. maddens courses fit this description. I’ve taken several.
Thorough and detailed history of the crusades, including the players, the politics, the geography, and the innuendos. Excellent.