Why the Crusades actually happened - EXPLAINED | Dr. Jacob Lackner

In this episode I interview Dr. Jacob Lackner from the awesome history YouTube Channel Nizzahon History on why the Crusades actually happened. From historiography to heated conversations online we see a variety of narratives pushed that attempt to frame the Crusades in a way that oftentimes creates misconceptions and distortions of historical facts and sources. Was the Crusades due to unstoppable Islamic expansion? Were the Crusades unchecked colonial genocide carried out by Europeans? Why did the Europeans participate in the Crusades? What were the motives of the Crusaders themselves? Dr. Lackner briefly and thoroughly takes us into the complicated subject and explains its complexity and leaves you with a far better understanding of the Crusades and those who took part in them. Support Dr. Lackner and his YouTube Channel below! YouTube Channel Nizzahon History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwaA-6D36AiqGPCLtqOoeOQ Academia Page: https://ou.academia.edu/JacobLackner Twitter : https://twitter.com/Lackner_J --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antiquity-middlages/support

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Hello fellow amateur historians and ancient/medieval scholars!!! My name is Nick Barksdale and like you, I have a passion for ancient and medieval history and so, I created this Podcast / YouTube Channel "The Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages." The focus of this podcast is history plain and simple and all of the facts and theories that come with it. From academic lectures and to interviews, I want to talk about what we love and hopefully even touch on subjects you haven't even thought about. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antiquity-middlages/support