The Crusades, c.1071-c.1291

Klappentext A concise! general history of the crusades from the beginnings to the fall of the last strongholds in 1291. Zusammenfassung A concise! general history of the crusades from the first calls to arms in the later eleventh century to the fall of the last crusader strongholds in Syria and Palestine in 1291. Incorporating over forty years' research! this is the ideal introductory textbook for all students of the crusades. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of maps; List of genealogical tables; 1. The beginning of the crusades; 2. The crusade of Urban II and Paschal II; 3. The first crusade confronts the east; 4. The Holy Land: a new country overseas; 5. From the first to the second crusade; 6. Between Byzantium and Saladin: the perils of the Latin east; 7. Crusades of reconquest (1188-1205); 8. The crusade as an institution; 9. War and diplomacy: the rebuilding of the kingdom of Jerusalem; 10. The turning point of 1250; 11. In the Holy Land: a new Frankish society; 12. The crusade and the Mongols; 13. The end of the Frankish Holy Land; Conclusion; Appendices; Chronology.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Richard, Jean (Universite De Dijon) Richard
• Assisted by: Jean Birrell (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.09.1999
• EAN: 9780521623698
• ISBN: 978-0-521-62369-8
• No. of pages: 536
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 230 mm x 40 mm
• Series: Cambridge Medieval Textbooks (
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book