Thomas Madden
Medieval historian and professor specializing in Crusades and Venetian/Byzantine history, director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Saint Louis University with decades of scholarship on the Crusades.
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Mar 2, 2026 • 2h 13min
Thank God for the Crusades! (Dr. Thomas Madden) | Ep. 568
Dr. Thomas Madden, a medieval historian who has spent decades studying the Crusades and Byzantine-Venetian history, sets misconceptions straight. He traces crusading origins, explains why knights took the cross, and recounts the disastrous Fourth Crusade and sack of Constantinople. He also discusses Templars, Saladin, and how medieval piety shaped warfare.
