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Pints With Aquinas · Mar 2, 2026
Thank God for the Crusades! (Dr. Thomas Madden) | Ep. 568
“King who arrested and tortured Templars in 1307, confiscating their wealth to solve financial crisis”
First Crusade (1096) - defensive response to Byzantine emperor's plea and Turkish territorial advancesIslamic expansion and territorial conquest in medieval Mediterranean (7th-11th centuries)Crusader motivation: pious idealism, penitential practice, and religious devotion vs. economic gain
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