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Thomas Asbridge

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The United Kingdom

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male

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http://www.history.qmul.ac.uk/staff/asbridget.html

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History, Reference

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Dr Tom Asbridge studied for a BA in Ancient and Medieval History at Cardiff University, before undertaking doctoral research on the early history of the 'crusader' principality of Antioch at Royal Holloway, University of London. He then taught at St Andrews and the University of Reading, before joining Queen Mary in 1999.

Dr Asbridge specialises in the history of the crusades and the Latin settlement of the Levant between 1095 and 1291.

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Books by Thomas Asbridge

Average rating: 4.11 · 337 ratings · 68 reviews · 6 distinct works

	The First Crusade: A New History: The Roots of Conflict between Christianity and Islam 4.04 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land 4.19 avg rating — 121 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	Die Kreuzzüge by Thomas Asbridge, Susanne Held (Übersetzer) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	Walter The Chancellors & The Antiochene Wars by Thomas S. Asbridge, Thomas Asbridge, Susan B. Edgington 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:

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“By now the crusaders had christened the most powerful French catapult 'Mal Voisine', or 'Bad Neighbour', while nicknaming the Muslim stone-thrower that targeted it for conter-bombardment 'Mal Cousine', or 'Bad Relation'.”
― Thomas Asbridge

tags: crusades , nicknames , war

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