Riley-Smith\'s 1986 book gives convincing case for a \'revisionist\' view of the crusades, challenging the common belief that the crusades were motivated by fanaticism and were designed to plunder the Holy Lands..
Riley-Smith\'s 1986 book gives convincing case for a \'revisionist\' view of the crusades, challenging the common belief that the crusades were motivated by fanaticism and were designed to plunder the Holy Lands.