Stefan Molyneux hosts Dr. Duke Pesta (Ph.D. in Shakespeare and Renaissance literature from Purdue University, author of 'The Renaissance and the Postmodern: A Study in Comparative Critical Values, 2006). In all, eight major Crusade expeditions occurred between 1096 and 1291. However, the pressures leading up to the Crusades and their consequences materially transcend this period. ---------- Fair Use: Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act in 1976; Allowance is made for "Fair Use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statue that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. All rights and credit go directly to its rightful owners. No copyright infringement intended.