Malcolm Barber and Keith Bate (2002). Their internal legislation is to be found in The Rule of the Templars, tr. Judi M. Upton-Ward (1992). Two important accounts of the enquiries into them that preceded their dissolution are The Fall ...
This new edition includes revisions throughout as well as a new Preface and Afterword in which Jonathan Riley-Smith surveys recent developments in the field and examines responses to the Crusades in different periods, from the Romantics to ...
This exciting new third edition includes: - Substantial new material on crusade theory, historiography and translated texts - An expanded scope that extends the text to cover the decline of crusading in the nineteenth century - Valuable ...
Provides an overview of the crusades from the eleventh to eighteenth century, discusses the motivations of crusaders, and looks at the political aspects of the crusades
This booklet looks at modern conceptions of the crusades and compares them with the aims and motivations of those who took part.There is also a timeline detailing the major events of this period.
Provides a comprehensive history of the Crusades, including the politics and personalities behind them.
The French king immediately ordered the construction of a number of enormous siege engines . These devices were so huge that the soldiers gave them affectionate names , like “ God's own swing ” and “ the wicked neighbor .
In this lavishly-illustrated book, the author tells the exciting story of sieges and slaughter, of Richard the Lion Heart and the noble Saladin, and explains the impact of the Crusades on the future of Europe.
... Ralph, 86 Nelson, Jan, 92 Mickel, Emanuel J., 92 Nystrom (A. J.) and Company, Chicago, 54 P Paetow, Louis John, ... James, 75 Richard, Jean, 75 Riley-Smith, Jonathan Simon Christopher, 76, 77, 89, 93 Riley-Smith, Louise, 89 Rivele, ...
The closest eligible relative on Baldwin's mother's side was Joscelin III of Courtenay, the brother of Baldwin's mother, Agnes. The Courtenays were a First-Crusade family who had ruled Edessa from 1118 to 1146 before withdrawing to the ...
Taking recent scholarship into account, and using boxes, case studies, marginal directions and chronologies, the book is well laid out and easy to follow, providing a comprehensive overview of the crusade movement for students at all ...
Taking recent scholarship into account, and using boxes, case studies, marginal directions and chronologies, the book is well laid out and easy to follow, providing a comprehensive overview of the crusade movement for students at all ...
The Crusades were fought by "Latin" Christians against Muslims, pagans, and even fellow Christians whom they believed were threatening the existence of their Christian faith.
"This Very Short Introduction, originally published as Fighting in Christendom, presents a clear and lively discussion of the Crusades and the debates and the controversies that surround them.
Here for the first time is the story of that epic struggle told from the perspective of both Christians and Muslims.
This comprehensive work of cultural history gives us something we have never had: a view of the Crusades as seen through Muslim eyes.
For the first time, this book tells the story of that epic struggle from the perspective of both Christians and Muslims.
The twelve readings in this volume represent some of the best recent scholarship on the Crusades. The twelve complete articles in this volume represent some of the best recent scholarship on the crusades.
The Crusades tells the story of this epic struggle from the perspective of both Christians and Muslims, reconstructing the experiences and attitudes of those on either side of the conflict.
Bringing together issues of colonialism, cultural exchange, and economic exploitation, scholar Christopher Tyerman challenges our assumptions about the Crusades and encourages us to re-evaluate the relationship between past and present.