History, Hollywood, and the Crusades
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2013-05
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This thesis discusses the relationship between film and history in the depiction of the Crusades. It proposes that film is a valuable historical tool for teaching about the past on several levels, namely the film’s contemporaneous views of the Crusades, and the history Crusades themselves. This thesis recommends that a more rigid methodology be adopted for evaluating the historicity of films and encourages historians to view films not only as historians but also as film scholars.
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History, Medieval war, Medieval, Film, Crusades, The, Kingdom of Heaven, King Richard, Crusaders, DeMille, Cecil B., Butler, David, Scott, Ridley, Orientalism