Dr Jonathan Philips
13th March
Lecture will be based on the Success of the First Crusade.
Lucky Rossall students will be treated to a lecture on the success of the First Crusade, to be given by the celebrated historian, Dr Jonathan Phillips.
Dr. Phillips is a Reader in Medieval History at Royal Holloway, University of London. His scholarly contributions to the crusades include the books Defenders of the Holy Land: Relations Between the Latin East and West, 1119-1187, The Crusades, 1095-1197, and most recently, The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople. His articles have appeared in a number of British publications including BBC History, History Today, and the Independent. Additionally, he is regularly consulted on radio and television programs as a leading expert on crusades history.
Professor Phillips has appeared in numerous television and radio programmes. Most recently he was on Channel 4's Back from the Dead: Crusaders (September 2011). He participated in BBC Radio 4’s Start the Week to discuss Holy Warriors. He is currently filming a major 6 part series The Road From Christ to Constantine which he will present (scheduled to broadcast 2012-13). He was the consultant and an interviewee in Channel 4’s programme on the Crusades (part of the Christianity season, presented by Rageh Omaar, 2009); he was the consultant and an interviewee in Boris Johnson’s BBC2 programme After Rome (2008), and he was the consultant and lead presenter for the History Channel’s Crescent and the Cross (2005).