Project Gutenberg 2024-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 372 Ludlow, James M. (James Meeker) 1841 1932 Ludlow, James Meeker Ludlow, J. M. (James Meeker) 28028079 The age of the crusades $aNew York :$bThe Christian Literature Co., $c1896. Ten epochs of church history [6] deaurider, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Age of the Crusades" by James M. Ludlow is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the complexities and multifaceted motivations behind the Crusades, a series of religious and military campaigns that took place during the 11th to the 13th centuries. The text likely explores the socio-political dynamics of medieval Europe, including the influence of the church, the feudal system, and the cultural atmosphere that fostered these events. At the start of the book, Ludlow sets the stage by highlighting the significant historical context of the Crusades and their enduring impact on Christian history. He describes the prevailing ignorance, superstition, and social brutality of the 11th century, illustrating how these factors contributed to the mass mobilization for the Crusades. The introduction also emphasizes the need to understand the underlying societal conditions, the roles of key figures, and the intertwining of faith with ambition, which emboldened many to take part in these far-reaching campaigns against the Muslims in the East. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/ageofcrusades06ludl 20220206054010ludlow 1896 US Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Crusades BR Text Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Religious Category: History - Warfare 788207 2025-06-29T03:43:12.567076 text/html 737973 2024-02-01T17:04:35 text/html 494912 2025-06-29T03:43:23.027014 application/epub+zip 494585 2025-06-29T03:43:14.565077 application/epub+zip 386519 2025-06-29T03:43:13.555068 application/epub+zip 747889 2025-06-29T03:43:29.402000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 664163 2025-06-29T03:43:22.039079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 637291 2025-06-29T03:43:10.857076 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 617421 2024-02-01T17:04:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15581 2025-06-29T03:43:29.548012 application/rdf+xml 9977 2025-06-29T03:43:13.785071 image/jpeg 1949 2025-06-29T03:43:13.670059 image/jpeg 422702 2025-06-29T03:43:12.623114 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog