The Era of the Crusades

In the Spring of 2009, I became unemployed and I had some free time on my hands while I looked for a job. Eventually I got a job, but in the mean time, I took out a couple dozen of these courses from the library and listened for hours and hours, and read all the booklets from cover to cover. I found this very enjoyable, as I am unable to attend university. This is about the closest I will ever get to an actual lecture room at a university for the foreseeable future. I really enjoy hearing historical subjects spoken about, as a break from just reading textbooks and essays about them, which is what I normally do.
It was interesting to hear Professor Harl talk about being in Turkey and doing his historical and archeological research there. show more
What an effort it must of been to go on those Crusades. What was it all for is what I am wondering. I think it would have been better for everybody if they just stayed home and worked on the land and agriculture. But I guess with the mood of the times and all the constraints they were under from the Pope asking them to hike away into the distance, they had a hard time saying no. show less