Conquest of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade - Sources in Translation

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