{"id":974,"date":"2024-10-17T11:21:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T10:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womenandthecrusades.wordpress.com\/?page_id=974"},"modified":"2024-10-17T11:21:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T10:21:48","slug":"welcome-to-women-and-the-crusades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womenandthecrusades.org\/index.php\/welcome-to-women-and-the-crusades\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-right:var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal));padding-bottom:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-left:var(--wp--style--root--padding-left, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal))\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>This site features background information, quotes, images, biographies, bibliographies and lesson plans which relate to women&#8217;s history during the crusades. It is hoped that the site will be a useful resource for those teaching, studying and\/or interested in this fascinating historical subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This site&#8217;s resources are available through research conducted by Professor Natasha Hodgson, Director of Nottingham Trent University&#8217;s Religion, Conflict and Resolution Research Group. 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