In this subscriber-only bonus episode, Emily Briffett brings back several historians from our First Crusade podcast series, putting the biggest questions surrounding crusading history to them and answering listener questions
How different would the late 11th century have been if the First Crusade hadn’t happened? From muddled motivations to its impactful legacy, what are some of the biggest misconceptions about the crusades? In a special bonus episode available to History Extra Plus subscribers, Emily Briffett is rejoined by medieval experts Jonathan Phillips, Natasha Hodgson and Suleiman Mourad to unpick some of the biggest questions surrounding crusading history, and answer listener queries along the way.