AskHistorians Podcast Episode 240: Translating the Crusades with Dr. James Curry
Release Date: 07/16/2025
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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 241: Medieval London with The Story of London Podcast
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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 240: Translating the Crusades with Dr. James Curry
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Hello all! Welcome to another episode between Steelcan909 and Dr. James Curry who joins us once again to talk about his recent work on a translation of crusading narratives. In this episode we discuss the First Crusade, the various narrative accounts that are made afterwards, and the surprisingly long legs that many of these accounts developed. 51min.
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info_outlineHello all! Welcome to another episode between Steelcan909 and Dr. James Curry who joins us once again to talk about his recent work on a translation of crusading narratives. In this episode we discuss the First Crusade, the various narrative accounts that are made afterwards, and the surprisingly long legs that many of these accounts developed. 51min.