Crusaders and Settlers in the Holy Land: Who Went and Why

'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages - A podcast by Richard Abels

Send us a textIn this episode I talk with the distinguished historian of the crusades Dr. Steven Tibble about the motivations of crusaders and of those Europeans who settled in the Crusader states of Outremer. Steve is the author of five books dealing with the crusades, the most recent of which is Crusader Criminals: The Knights Who Went Rogue in the Holy Land (Yale University Press, 2024). We examine the roles played by religious zeal, the promise of remission of sin, feudal obli...