Feudal Nobility and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1174-1277

Feudal Nobility and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1174-1277
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 365
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ISBN-10 : 9781349154982
ISBN-13 : 1349154989
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Feudal Nobility and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1174-1277 by : J.Riley- Smith

This is a study of the feudal nobles in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem; their status in Palestinian society, their lordships and their political ideas; and the development of these ideas as expressed in constitutional conflicts with kings and regents from 1174 to 1277.

Crusaders and Muslims in Twelfth-Century Syria

Crusaders and Muslims in Twelfth-Century Syria
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9004097775
ISBN-13 : 9789004097773
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Crusaders and Muslims in Twelfth-Century Syria by : Maya Shatzmiller

Eleven distinguished contributors have produced essays which deal with the organisation of the crusade in Europe, internal developments in the Crusader Levant, issues of the contemporary Muslim East, and Crusader-Muslim confrontation in twelfth-century Syria. Some break new ground entirely, for instance Malcolm Lyons' investigations of the Arab Hero cycles and Penny Cole's work on Crusader preaching. Others offer important new perspectives on well-known themes: Jonathan Riley-Smith on Crusader ideology and Peter Edbury's revisionist view of the events leading up to the battle of Hattin. Still others offer important overviews which will be appreciated by a broad readership of medieval historians.

Jerusalem in the Time of the Crusades

Jerusalem in the Time of the Crusades
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781134582723
ISBN-13 : 1134582722
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Jerusalem in the Time of the Crusades by : Adrian J. Boas

Adrian Boas's combined use of historical and archaeological evidence together with first-hand accounts written by visiting pilgrims results in a multi-faceted perspective on Crusader Jerusalem. Generously illustrated, this book will serve both as a scholarly account of this city's archaeology and history, and a useful guide for the interested reader to a city at the centre of international and religious interest and conflict today.

Crusader Landscapes in the Medieval Levant

Crusader Landscapes in the Medieval Levant
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Publisher : University of Wales Press
Total Pages : 534
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ISBN-10 : 9781783169252
ISBN-13 : 1783169257
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Crusader Landscapes in the Medieval Levant by :

Written to celebrate the prestigious career of Professor Denys Pringle, this collection of articles produced by many of the leading archaeologists and historians in the field of crusades studies offers a compilation of pioneering scholarship on recent studies on the Latin East. The geographical breadth of topics discussed in each chapter reflects both Pringle’s international collaborations and research interests, and the wide development of scholarly interest in the subject. With a concentration on the areas corresponding to the crusader states during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the articles also offer research into the neighbouring areas of Cyprus, Anatolia, Greece and the West, and the legacy of the crusader period there, with results from recent archaeological fieldwork in the Middle East.

The Latin Renovatio of Byzantium

The Latin Renovatio of Byzantium
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 549
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ISBN-10 : 9789004203235
ISBN-13 : 9004203230
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis The Latin Renovatio of Byzantium by : Filip Van Tricht

This book offers a new perspective on the Latin take-over of Byzantine territories after the crusader sack of Constantinople in 1204, arguing that the new rulers very consciously aimed at continuing the Eastern Empire, drawing many Byzantines to their side.

The Crusades to the Holy Land

The Crusades to the Holy Land
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 583
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ISBN-10 : 9798216068846
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Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis The Crusades to the Holy Land by : Alan V. Murray

Based on the latest scholarship by experts in the field, this work provides an accessible guide to the Crusades fought for the liberation and defense of the Holy Land—one of the most enduring and consequential conflicts of the medieval world. The Crusades to the Holy Land were one of the most important religious and social movements to emerge over the course of the Middle Ages. The warfare of the Crusades affected nearly all of Western Europe and involved members of social groups from kings and knights down to serfs and paupers. The memory of this epic long-ago conflict affects relations between the Western and Islamic worlds in the present day. The Crusades to the Holy Land: The Essential Reference Guide provides almost 90 A–Z entries that detail the history of the Crusades launched from Western Europe for the liberation or defense of the Holy Land, covering the inception of the movement by Pope Urban II in 1095 up to the early 14th century. This concise single-volume work provides accessible articles and perspective essays on the main Crusade expeditions as well as the important crusaders, countries, places, and institutions involved. Each entry is accompanied by references for further reading. Readers will follow the career of Saladin from humble beginnings to becoming ruler of Syria and Egypt and reconquering almost all of the Holy Land from its Christian rulers; learn about the main sites and characteristics of the castles that were crucial to the Christian domination of the Holy Land; and understand the key aspects of crusading, from motivation and recruitment to practicalities of finance and transport. The reference guide also includes survey articles that provide readers with an overview of the original source materials written in Latin, Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, and Syriac.

The Oxford History of the Crusades

The Oxford History of the Crusades
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 470
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ISBN-10 : 9780191579271
ISBN-13 : 0191579270
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis The Oxford History of the Crusades by : Jonathan Riley-Smith

Written by a team of leading scholars, this fascinating book 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. Reflecting the recent developments in crusade historiography, it covers crusading in many different theatres of war. The concepts of apologists, propagandists, song-writers, and poets, and the perceptions and motives of the crusaders themselves are described, as are the emotional and intellectual reactions of the Muslims to Christian holy war. The institutional developments - legal, financial, and structural - which were necessary to the movement's survival - are analysed. Several chapters are devoted to the western settlements established in the eastern Mediterranean region in the wake of the crusades, to the remarkable art and architecture associated with them, and to the military orders. The subject of the later crusades, including the history of the military orders from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, is given the attention it deserves. And the first steps are taken on to a field that is as yet hardly explored - the survival of the ideas and images of crusading into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The Two Cities

The Two Cities
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 601
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ISBN-10 : 9781134687510
ISBN-13 : 1134687516
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The Two Cities by : Malcolm Barber

First published to wide critical acclaim in 1992, The Two Cities has become an essential text for students of medieval history. For the second edition, the author has thoroughly revised each chapter, bringing the material up to date and taking the historiography of the past decade into account. The Two Cities covers a colourful period from the schism between the eastern and western churches to the death of Dante. It encompasses key topics such as: the Crusades the expansionist force of the Normans major developments in the way kings, emperors and Popes exercised their powers a great flourishing of art and architecture the foundation of the very first universities. Running through it all is the defining characteristic of the high Middle Ages: the delicate relationship between the spiritual and secular worlds, the two 'cities' of the title. This survey provides all the facts and background information that students need, and is defined into straightforward thematic chapters. It makes extensive use of primary sources, and makes new trends in research accessible to students. Its fresh approach gives students the most rounded, lively and integrated view of the high Middle Ages available.