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Thomas Scott Asbridge is a medieval history scholar at Queen Mary University of London and has been since 1999. He is the author of The First Crusade: A New History (2004), a book which describes the background, events, and consequences of the First Crusade, as well as of The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land (2010), a volume providing a view on the crusading movement, portraying the ideas of justified violence and jihad.
Asbridge's first major work was a revised version of his PhD thesis, entitled The Creation of the Principality of Antioch, 1098-1130.
The Black Death with Thomas Asbridge
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The Black Death: A Global Apocalypse?
A plague of terrifying speed, mysterious symptoms and global reach, the Black Death transformed more than Europe alone.
Matt Lewis is joined by Thomas Asbridge to chart the medieval spread, from Caffa’s siege lines to Cairo’s crowded streets, from brutal medical experiments to self-flagellating pen…
26. The Black Death with Thomas Asbridge
In 1347 Genoese merchants were holed up in Kaffa, in the Crimean peninsula as Mongols and Turks besieged the city. The invading army of Khan Djanibeg had been resisted for 2 years and so surely an end was in sight, especially as disease had ripped through the besiegers. But, in a final throw of th…
26. The Black Death with Thomas Asbridge
In 1347 Genoese merchants were holed up in Kaffa, in the Crimean peninsula as Mongols and Turks besieged the city. The invading army of Khan Djanibeg had been resisted for 2 years and so surely an end was in sight, especially as disease had ripped through the besiegers. But, in a final throw of th…
The Black Death’s Global Ripple Effects, and How They Were Felt Outside Europe
Of the millions of victims of the Black Death, one was a teenager named Joseph ben Meir Abulafia, who died of the plague in Toledo in 1349 alongside his new wife. His tombstone was inscribed as a conversation with the dead: "I am the man who has seen desolation and destruction, blood and pestilence…
The Black Death - A Global History of Humanity's Deadliest Pandemic, w/ Thomas Asbridge
In this powerful episode of Conversations, I sit down with leading medieval historian Professor Thomas Asbridge to discuss his groundbreaking new book, *The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic*.
We explore the true scale of the 14th-century plague that killed tens…
Summer Reads 2026
This week, it's a special episode as three of the Aspects of History gang – Antonia Senior, Richard Foreman and Jane Thynne – join Zeb Baker-Smith in person to talk through their recommendations for your holiday reading list.
Plenty of picks, with links below, to acc…
The Greatest Knight Who Ever Lived | The True Story of William Marshal, Told for a Calm Night
The true story of William Marshal, the greatest knight of the Middle Ages, told slowly and gently so you can fall asleep inside it. A landless fourth son, handed over as a hostage and nearly hanged by a king at five years old, who grew up to capture five hundred knights, unhorse Richard the Lionhea…
How the Black Death devastated the Muslim world
The Black Death is infamous for ravaging the population of Europe – yet it was most lethal in the Muslim world, leaving such a trail of devastation that bodies were abandoned to rot in the streets. This Long Read written by Thomas Asbridge investigates why plague took such a heavy toll in the Near …
Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land Audiobook by Thomas Asbridge
https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy LandGenres: History, Religion & Spirituality, Europe, Religious StudiesAuthor: Thomas AsbridgeNarrator: Derek PerkinsRelease date: 08-16-2016Length: 25:3…
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