City Minutes: Crusader States

Crusading is one thing, but holding your new kingdoms is a much trickier business. See how the many Christian states of "Outremer" rolled with the punches to evolve in form and function over multiple centuries.

SOURCES & Further Reading: Great Courses lectures "Church of the Holy Sepulchre" from "The World's Greatest Churches" by William R. Cook, and "The Sultan and Venice: War in the Mediterranean" from "The Ottoman Empire" by Kenneth W. Harl, "The Siege of Acre 1189-1191" & "The Siege of Acre 1291" from World History Encyclopedia https://www.worldhistory.org/article/... & https://www.worldhistory.org/article/..., Britannica History of Cyprus https://www.britannica.com/place/Cypr..., "Gothic Architecture in Cyprus" https://dom.com.cy/en/live/blog/cypru..., Britannica History of Malta https://www.britannica.com/place/Malt..., Rick Steves Europe: "The Holy Land" & "Cruising the Mediterranean"

Special thanks to our community member Jeremiah, who lent their expertise and kindly assisted in improving my script from its initial draft.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - 1:03 Jerusalem
1:04 - 2:08 Acre
2:09 - 3:11 Cyprus
3:12 - 4:10 Malta
4:11 - 5:18 Conclusion

Music: "Pippin the Hunchback" by Kevin MacLeod

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