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Thomas Asbridge

Author of The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land

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Thomas Asbridge is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at Queen Mary, University of London
— biography from The First Crusade: A New History
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Asbridge, Thomas
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1969-04-16
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Southern England, UK
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Cardiff University (B.A. | Ancient and Medieval History)
Royal Holloway, University of London (Ph.D. | Medieval History)
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Reader in Medieval History, Queen Mary, University of London
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Asbridge, Per (brother)
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University of London
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Thomas Asbridge is Reader in Medieval History at Queen Mary, University of London. He 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.

Thomas wrote and presented a BBC documentary, 'The Greatest Knight: William Marshal', and a landmark three-part documentary series 'The Crusades' for the BBC, filmed on location across the Near East and Europe. He has also appeared in many other internationally broadcast television documentaries and radio programs, and has worked as a historical consultant for HBO and Company Pictures. He now lives in southern England. [adapted from Amazon.com Author Page, 5/11/2017]
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