Professor Jonathan Phillips speaks to Emily Briffett to answer key questions surrounding the long history and complex legacy of the crusades – from whether these military endeavours should be considered world wars to why medieval people in Western Europe were so taken with the idea of crusading

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Emily BriffettContent Producer (Podcasts)

Emily is HistoryExtra’s Content Producer (Podcasts). Before joining the BBC History team in 2021, Emily graduated with an MA in Public History from Royal Holloway, University of London

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