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The Crusades, 1095-1204 is the first text to provide a balanced introduction to the crusades aimed specifically at students.
List of contents
Acknowledgements. List of illustrations. Chronology. Who’s Who. Genealogies of the Rulers of Jerusalem and Antioch. 1. Introduction. 2. The First Crusade. 3. The early decades of the Latin East c. 1097–c. 1152: Establishment and consolidation. 4. The challenges of a new land: Frankish rule and settlement. 5. The military orders. 6. The Second Crusade. 7. Warfare, strategy and castles in the Levant. 8. The aftermath of the Second Crusade: Recovery and expansion. 9. The Frankish rulers of the Levant: Power and succession, c. 1100–74. 10. Religious life and pilgrimage in the Levant. 11. The reign of Baldwin IV, the Leper-King, the rise of Saladin. 12. The Third Crusade and beyond. 13. The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople. 14. Conclusion: The impact of the Crusades. Documents. Bibliography. Index.
About the author
Jonathan Phillips is Professor of Crusading History at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has written widely on the subject, including
The Second Crusade: Extending the Frontiers of Christendom (2007), and
Holy Warriors: A Modern History of the Crusades (2009); he has also appeared in numerous television programmes, such as
The Crusades: The Crescent and the Cross.
Summary
The Crusades, 1095-1204 is the first text to provide a balanced introduction to the crusades aimed specifically at students.
