Crusades books

A fundamental reassessment of Christian attitudes towards Muslims during the time of the First Crusade. Offering...  Read More >>

While research on the crusades tends increasingly to bifurcate into study of the crusade idea and the crusading...  Read More >>

Looks at what was arguably the most complex region of all for inter-faith relations, the Balkans, exploring the...  Read More >>

Increasingly, historians acknowledge the significance of crusading activity in the fifteenth century, and they have...  Read More >>

Increasingly, historians acknowledge the significance of crusading activity in the fifteenth century, and they have...  Read More >>

Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, and his battles to retake...  Read More >>

Louis IX has long been known both as a saintly crusader and as the founder of effective royal administration in...  Read More >>

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This wide-ranging study of medieval Europe's response to the challenge of Islam examines the relationship between...  Read More >>

Zengi gained his legacy as the precursor to Saladin. While Zengi captured Edessa, Saladin would capture Jerusalem,...  Read More >>

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The First Crusade was arguably one of the most significant events of the Middle Ages. It was the only event to generate...  Read More >>

The First Crusade was arguably one of the most significant events of the Middle Ages. It was the only event to generate...  Read More >>

The First Crusade was arguably one of the most significant events of the Middle Ages. It was the only event to generate...  Read More >>

Numerous Byzantine and Western sources describing the events of the Fourth Crusade have now been translated into...  Read More >>

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The crusades, whether realized or merely planned, had a profound impact on medieval and early modern societies....  Read More >>

The Knights Templar were the most famous and formidable of all the Western Christian military orders, whilst the...  Read More >>

A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the AQA 2015 A/AS Level History.  Read More >>

The Crusader World is a multidisciplinary survey of the current state of research in the field of crusader studies,...  Read More >>

This volume is the first scholarly work in English examining the history of the town and district of Limassol in...  Read More >>

The story of Saladin's recapture of the Holy City of Jerusalem from the Crusaders at the Battle of Hattin in 1187....  Read More >>

This volume brings together studies relating to the history of the Latin principalities established in Palestine...  Read More >>

This book is a powerful witness to the dangers of the misappropriation and misinterpretation of the past and the...  Read More >>