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Christian soldiers in retreat – the disastrous Fifth Crusade

The Fifth Crusade, which was fought between 1217 and 1221, marked a new direction for the crusading movement of the Middle Ages. Instead of invading...

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The Spectator

Jonathan Sumption

Books / Imposing Christianity on Europe’s last pagans

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The Spectator

Jonathan Sumption

Books / Imposing Christianity on Europe’s last pagans

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The Spectator

Jonathan Sumption

The West has abandoned Hong Kong to totalitarianism

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New Statesman

Jonathan Sumption

The genocide case is growing

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New Statesman

Jonathan Sumption

Diary / Why France hates Macron

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The Spectator

Jonathan Sumption

Books / What the Quran has to say about slavery

18.08.2025 10

The Spectator

Jonathan Sumption

Books / What the Quran has to say about slavery

18.08.2025 10

The Spectator

Jonathan Sumption

What the Quran has to say about slavery

17.08.2025 10

The Spectator

Jonathan Sumption

A question of intent

16.07.2025 10

New Statesman

Jonathan Sumption