A History of the Crusades I - The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

The first volume of Steven Runciman''s classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusadesbr>br>''On a February day in the year AD 638 the Caliph Omar entered Jerusalem, riding upon a white camel''br>br>An enthralling work of grand historical narrative, Steven Runciman''s A History of the Crusades overturned the traditional view of the Crusades as a romantic Christian adventure, and instead shifted the focus of the story to the East. With verve and drama, volume one of Runciman''s trilogy tells the story of the First Crusade - from its unlikely beginnings in pilgrimage to the horrors of the siege of Jerusalem and the carving out of new territory on the edge of the eastern Mediterranean.br>br>''Without question one of the major feats of contemporary historical writing'' The New York Timesbr>br>''The historian whose magisterial works transformed our understanding of Byzantium, the medieval church and the crusades'' Guardian>

About the author

Sir Steven Runciman (1903-2000) was one of the greatest British historians. He drastically recast how we think about both the Crusades and the history of Byzantium. His major works include The Sicilian Vespers (1958), The Great Church in Captivity (1968), Byzantine Style and Civilization (1975) and Mistra (1980).

Product details

• Authors: Steven Runciman
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.11.2016
• EAN: 9780141985503
• ISBN: 978-0-14-198550-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 401 g
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book; Christentum, Militär, Europa, Naher und Mittlerer Osten, 1000 bis 1500 nach Christus, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Asiatische Geschichte, Europäische Geschichte: Mittelalter, Kreuzritter, Kreuzzüge, Krieg und militärische Operationen, Kreuzfahrer, Weltreligionen / Christentum, RELIGION / Christianity / History, Englische Bücher / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Zeitgeschichte, Kreuzzug - Kreuzritter, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Christianity, minoo dinshaw; outlandish knight; asbridge; tyerman; israel, CE period up to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, jerusalem; israel; tyerman; outlandish knight