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Thomas Asbridge is an internationally renowned expert on the history of the Middle Ages and author of the critically acclaimed books The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land and The First Crusade: A New History. His latest publication is The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power Behind Five English Thrones.

Thomas studied for a BA in Ancient and Medieval History at Cardiff University, and then gained his PhD in Medieval History at Royal Holloway, University of London. His is now Reader in Medieval History at Queen Mary, University of London and Founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Islam & the West.

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Hi Thomas, I am finishing up your very detailed and well portrayed, The First Crusade. One thing I am unclear on, is that Stephen of Blois leaves the Crusade, which you cover, but I seem to have missed his return and following death. Is this covered in your tomb? As an aside, did Bohemond not travel with the standard march to Jerusalem, did he stay in Antioch?

Thomas Asbridge Hello Ryan
Thanks for you question.
I do comment on the later careers of both Stephen of Blois and Bohemond at the end of the book, though there is more…moreHello Ryan
Thanks for you question.
I do comment on the later careers of both Stephen of Blois and Bohemond at the end of the book, though there is more detail in my general history 'The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land'. Bohemond stayed in Antioch initially, only completing his pilgrimage to Jerusalem in late 1099.
Hope you enjoy the rest of the book.

Yours
Thomas(less)

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When will your book be released in audio format here in the US? Also, will your BBC documentary be shown over here any time soon? Thanks for all the scholarly effort! It's appreciated!

Thomas Asbridge Dear Mark
Thanks for your questions.
The audio CD version of 'The Greatest Knight' (read by Derek Perkins) is scheduled to be released on 10 March, thou…moreDear Mark
Thanks for your questions.
The audio CD version of 'The Greatest Knight' (read by Derek Perkins) is scheduled to be released on 10 March, though I think it might be slightly delayed as I was only asked to sign off on the CD cover yesterday.

As to my BBC documentary: unfortunately, as far as I am aware, there are currently no plans to broadcast the program in the US. Sorry.

Yours
Thomas (less)

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	The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land 4.23 avg rating — 6,829 ratings — published 2010 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones 4.25 avg rating — 4,792 ratings — published 2014 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Crusade: A New History 4.14 avg rating — 1,652 ratings — published 2004 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Richard I: The Crusader King 4.04 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Creation of the Principality of Antioch, 1098-1130 4.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walter the Chancellor’s The Antiochene Wars: A Translation and Commentary by Thomas Asbridge (Goodreads Author), Susan B. Edgington 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A chegada dos cruzados (As Cruzadas) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	O desafio dos campeões (As Cruzadas) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“when Latin crusading armies arrived in the Near East to wage what essentially were frontier wars, they were not actually invading the heartlands of Islam. Instead, they were fighting for control of a land that, in some respects, was also a Muslim frontier,”
― Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land

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“Adopting and extending the existing system of mamluk recruitment, he purchased thousands of young male slaves, drawn from Kipchak Turkish and, later, Caucasian stock. These boys were trained and indoctrinated as mamluk troops, and then at the age of eighteen freed to serve their masters within the Mamluk sultanate. This approach created a constantly self-rejuvenating military force–what one modern historian has called a ‘one-generation nobility’–because children born of mamluks were not regarded as being part of the martial elite, although they were permitted to enrol in the army’s second-tier halqa reserves.”
― Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land

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“Eleventh-century Europe was not in a state of fully fledged anarchy, but the ravening violence of feud and vendetta was commonplace, and lawlessness endemic.”
― Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land

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