The Illustrated History of the First Crusades

Informationen zum Autor Charles Phillips is an established writer of popular history and the author of The Kings and Queens of Ancient Britain (also published by Southwater). He was a contributor to Cassell's Dictionary of Modern Britain and Ancient Civilizations; and illustrated histories published by Dorling Kindersley, Guinness and Marshall Editions. He has a keen interest in British history and the story of the Royal Family and was a key writer of Time Life's Myth and Mankind series, which blends mythology with the art and history of ancient cultures. Charles is a graduate of Oxford University and holds an MA from the University of Westminster, London. Dr Craig Taylor is a Lecturer in Medieval History, and a Fellow of both the Societe de l'Histoire de France and the Royal Historical Society. He works on political thought and public discourse in late medieval France and England, chivalry and the Hundred Years War. Klappentext A highly visual account of the early years of the crusades, with a detailed examination of the first, second and third crusades, and the taking of Jerusalem - richly illustrated with images of the armies, leaders, battles, victories and defeats of these warriors, together with the lands they travelled across and the forces they confronted Zusammenfassung Brings to life a turbulent period of history! and examines the religious fervor! motivations and ambitions of the crusading knights and their followers.

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By Charles Phillips and Craig Taylor

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Charles Phillips, Charles & Taylor Phillips
• Verlag: Southwater
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.11.2011
• EAN: 9781844769612
• ISBN: 978-1-84476-961-2
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch; Europe, HISTORY / World, Middle East, General & world history, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, General and world history, Specific wars and campaigns, Crusades, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General