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Thomas F. Madden (born 1960) is an American historian, the Chair of the History Department at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, and Director of Saint Louis University's Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Saint Louis University (also known as SLU) is a private co-educational Jesuit University in the United States of America located in [1] He is considered one of the foremost historians of the Crusades in the United States, and was often called upon as a historical consultant after the events of September 11th, to discuss the connections between the medieval Crusades and modern Islamic terrorism. The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul [2][3][4][5]
He has written four books, and many journal articles, including the "Crusades" entry for the Encyclopedia Britannica. The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc His specialties are the Fourth Crusade, and medieval Italian history. The Fourth Crusade (1202&ndash1204 was originally designed to conquer Muslim Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest His 1997 book The Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople was a selection of the History Book Club. The Book of the Month Club (founded 1926) is a United States Mail-order business customers of which are offered a new Book each month He is also known for speaking about how the history of the Crusades is often used for manipulation of modern political agendas. [6]
His book Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice has won multiple awards, including the 2007 Haskins Medal from the Medieval Academy of America, and was selected as Book of the Month by the BBC History magazine. The Medieval Academy of America is the largest organization in the United States promoting excellence in the field of Medieval studies He has frequently appeared in the media, as a consultant for various programs on the History Channel and National Public Radio. History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Satellite and Cable TV channel, with shows on historical events and persons&mdashoften [7]
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Biography
Madden received his Bachelors from the University of New Mexico in 1986, and his Masters (1990) and PhD (1993) from the University of Illinois. The University of New Mexico ( UNM) is a Public University in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This article is about the flagship campus For other uses and locations of University of Illinois, see University of Illinois (disambiguation The University of
Madden is active with the Society for the Study of the Crusades in the Latin East, and organizes panels for the International Congress on Medieval Studies that takes place annually in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The International Congress on Medieval Studies is an annual Academic conference held for Scholars specializing in or with an interest in Medieval studies
Works
Books
- A New Concise History of the Crusades, 2005, Rowman & Littlefield
- Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice, 2003
Selected articles
- "The Real History of the Crusades", Crisis magazine, April 2002[8]
Awards
- 2005 Otto Grundler Prize, Medieval Institute
- 2007 Haskins Medal, Medieval Academy of America
History Channel documentaries
- Decoding the Past, "Spear of Christ"
- Decoding the Past, "Secrets of the Koran"
Notes
- ^ Townsend, Tim. Decoding the Past is a 2005 -present History Channel documentary Television series that " Decodes quot the Past by looking "Louis IX's spirit of charity lives on in work of a city church", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 1, 2007. The St Louis Post-Dispatch is the only major city-wide Newspaper in St
- ^ Thompson, Bob. "How Muslims View the Crusades", Washington Post, May 9, 2005. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D
- ^ Mahoney, Dennis M. . "New view of Crusades abandons simple stereotypes", Columbus Dispatch, May 6, 2005. The Columbus Dispatch is a daily Newspaper, based in Columbus Ohio, that serves the central portion of the state
- ^ Derbyshire, John. "For all their crimes, medieval Crusaders were our spiritual kin", Star-Tribune (Minneapolis), November 25, 2001. The Star Tribune (also Star Trib or Strib, as it is often referred to is the largest Newspaper in the U
- ^ Davis, Bob. "A war that began 1,000 years ago", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, September 23, 2001. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is a major US daily Newspaper serving Fort Worth and the western half of the North Texas area
- ^ Madden, Thomas F. . "Crusade Propaganda", National Review, November 2, 2001. National Review ( NR) is a biweekly Magazine and Web site, founded by the late author William F Retrieved on 2007-12-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French
- ^ Media | Thomas F. Madden
- ^ The Real History of the Crusades
References
- http://www.crusades-encyclopedia.com/thomasmadden.html
- http://www.slu.edu/departments/history/madden.htm
- http://www.thomasmadden.org/
- http://www.tfp.org/TFPForum/western_civilization/madden_interview.htm
- http://www.unm.edu/~market/cgi-bin/archives/000524.html
- http://www.medievalacademy.org/pdf/2007FallNEW.pdf
- http://www.britannica.com/holocaust/print?articleId=109699&fullArticle=true&tocId=43745
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