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Conquest of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade - Sources in Translation

English · Hardback

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List of contents

Contents: Introduction; PART I: The Old French Continuation of William of Tyre, 1184-97; PART II: Selected Sources; 1 The Marriage of Guy of Lusignan and Sibylla (1180); 2 The Coronation of Guy and Sibylla (1186); 3 The Battle of Cresson (1 May 1187); 4 The Battle of Hattin (4 July 1187) and its Aftermath; 5 The Repercussions of Defeat; 6 The Siege of Acre (1189-91); 7 Richard the Lionheart in the Holy Land (1191-2); Select Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Peter W. Edbury

Summary

A collection in modern English of the key texts describing Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem in 1187 and the Third Crusade. The largest text in the book is a translation of the Old French "Continuation of William Tyre". Introductory notes and maps help interpret each of the texts.

Product details

Authors Peter W. Edbury, Edbury Peter W.
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.12.2017
 
EAN 9781138451667
ISBN 978-1-138-45166-7
No. of pages 208
Series Crusade Texts in Translation
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages

History, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, CE period up to c 1500, Archaeology, History and Archaeology, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE

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