Author: Charles Phillips Publisher: Lorenz Books ISBN: 9780754819004 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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An unparalleled visual account of the world of the cradles, a movement that re-established trade between the East and the West, had a lasting impact on the social structure of medieval Europe, and bought Arabic learning to the wider world.
Author: Jonathan Riley-Smith Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 9780192854285 Category : Church history Languages : en Pages : 478
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Written by a team of leading scholars, this richly illustrated book, with over 200 colour and black and white pictures, presents an authoritative and comprehensive history of the Crusades from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideas and imagery today.
Author: Charles Phillips Publisher: Southwater ISBN: 9781780193373 Category : Crusades Languages : en Pages : 0
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The history, myth and romance of the medieval knight on crusade, with over 400 stunning images of the battles, adventures, sieges, fortresses, triumphs and defeats. The world of the crusading knight, the lands they lost and won, and the inspiration that motivated them. It covers the poignant failure of the Children's Crusade, the Spanish Saracens, and the later Northern Crusades. It gives special attention to the rise and fall of the military orders of the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitallers. It details the voyages and battles that the knights undertook, and examines whether they were inspired by Christian zeal, wealth or glory. The medieval knights of western Europe were central to the Crusades, and this book tells their story. It examines the chivalric brotherhood of crusading knights, typified in the orders of the Knights Templar. It also details the battles fought, lost and won by the Crusaders, the castles they built, the states they founded, the marriages, alliances and dynasties they began, and their diversions, corruptions and failures. The glamorous figures of the most famous crusader knights, such as Robert of Jerusalem, are given special attention. Illustrated with over 400 images, this book celebrates the knights of those crusades, and offers a vivid insight into their lives.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: 9781435148611 Category : Christianity and other religions Languages : en Pages : 512
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A vivid account of the life and times of the medieval knight, an examination of the code of chivalry , and a detailed history of the crusades.
Author: James Harpur Publisher: Basic Books ISBN: 9781560256991 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 128
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To modern minds, the Crusades conjure up heroic knights in shining armor galloping into battle. Although there is some truth to this image, the reality was much harsher. Thousands of poor foot soldiers and peasants who tagged along behind the knights died of malaria, dysentery, leprosy, war wounds, or sheer exhaustion. There were also terrible acts of treachery and savagery committed by both sides—such as the bloodbath when the Crusaders took Jerusalem in 1099 and slaughtered every man, woman, and child until the victors were reportedly literally wading through blood. Drawing on contemporary accounts, the fruits of up-to-date scholarship, and a wide range of full-color illustrations, The Crusades captures the excitement and drama of the battles, sieges, grueling marches, and surprise ambushes. It unravels the webs of politics and ever shifting alliances; and it conjures up the heroes and villains, and what life was really like for the thousands of Franks, for whom "Outremer" was not so much a foreign land as a home. With maps to pinpoint the routes and places, a glossary of the leading personalities, and a chronology of events, The Crusades is the perfect one volume guide to the wars that became a legend.
Author: Chris McNab Publisher: Amber Books Ltd ISBN: 1782749969 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 365
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Illustrated with 160 photographs, paintings, artworks and maps, The Crusades is a fascinating and accessible history from the first ill-fated expedition to the Christian Reconquista of Spain in the 15th century.
Author: Kenneth Meyer Setton Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 762
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The six volumes of A History of the Crusades will stand as the definitive history of the Crusades, spanning five centuries, encompassing Jewish, Moslem, and Christian perspectives, and containing a wealth of information and analysis of the history, politics, economics, and culture of the medieval world.
Author: Charles Phillips
Author: Jonathan Riley-Smith
Author: Charles Phillips
Author: Charles Phillips
Author: Charles Phillips
Author: Charles Phillips
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Author: James Harpur
Author: Chris McNab
Author: Kenneth Meyer Setton