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# Thomas Asbridge

(1969)   Historian

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Thomas Asbridge is a historian.

## Quick Facts About Thomas Asbridge

Born April 16, 1969

Profession Historian

## About Thomas Asbridge

British historian (born 1969)... \| Thomas Scott Asbridge is a British historian at Queen Mary University of London, a position he has held since 1999. He is the author of The First Crusade: A New History (2004), a book which describes the background, events, and consequences of the First Crusade, as well as of The Crusades: The War f

##  Quotes by Thomas Asbridge

> [“Islam had, from its earliest days, embraced warfare. Muhammad himself prosecuted a series of military campaigns while subjugating Mecca, and the explosive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-asbridge/islam-had-from-its-earliest-days-embraced-warfare-muhammad-himself/)

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[Christianity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christianity/)

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> [“enemy than to suffer his people to be exposed to rapine,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-asbridge/enemy-than-to-suffer-his-people-to-be-exposed-to-rapine/)

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[Enemy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enemy/)

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> [“By now the crusaders had christened the most powerful French catapult 'Mal Voisine', or 'Bad Neighbour', while nicknaming the Muslim stone-thrower that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-asbridge/by-now-the-crusaders-had-christened-the-most-powerful-french-catapult/)

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[Crusades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crusades/)

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