Books written by Steven Runciman
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A History of the Crusades: Volume 1, The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Analyzes the Crusades from European and Arabic viewpoints
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A History of the Crusades
Analyzes the Crusades from European and Arabic viewpoints
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The Fall of Constantinople 1453
This classic account shows how the fall of Constantinople in May 1453, after a siege of several weeks, came as a bitter shock to Western Christendom. The city's plight had...
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The White Rajah: A History of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946
The White Rajah documents a fascinating time in Sarawak made possible by high integrity of three generations of Brooke men.
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The White Rajah: A History of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946
Published first in 1960 as Sarawak ceded to Malaysia, The White Rajah documents this unique and fascinating time made possible by the 'human sympathy, selflessness and a high integrity' of three generations of Brooke men.
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A History of the Crusades
The second volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades 'There was magic about.
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A History of the Crusades
Analyzes the Crusades from European and Arabic viewpoints In this final volume, Runciman examines the revival of the Frankish kingdom at the time of the Third Crusade until its collapse a century later.
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The White Rajahs: A History of Sarawak from 1841 To 1946
The White Rajahs: A History of Sarawak from 1841 To 1946
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The First Crusade
, first published in 2005, is justly acclaimed as the most complete and fascinating account of the historic journey to save the Holy Land from the infidel.
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The Byzantine Theocracy: The Weil Lectures, Cincinatti
A study of the theocratic constitution of the Byzantine Empire.
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The Fall of Constantinople 1453
This classic account shows how the fall of Constantinople in May 1453, after a siege of several weeks, came as a bitter shock to Western Christendom.