The Crusades, c.1071–c.1291

Jean Richard author Jean Birrell translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:16th Sep '99

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A concise, general history of the crusades from the beginnings to the fall of the last strongholds in 1291.

A concise, general history of the crusades from the first calls to arms in the later eleventh century to the fall of the last crusader strongholds in Syria and Palestine in 1291. Incorporating over forty years' research, this is the ideal introductory textbook for all students of the crusades.A concise history of the crusades - whose chief goal was the liberation and preservation of the 'holy places' of the middle east - from the first calls to arms in the later twelfth century to the fall of the last crusader strongholds in Syria and Palestine in 1291. This is the ideal introductory textbook for all students of the crusades. Professor Richard considers the consequences of the crusades, such as the establishment of the Latin east, and its organisation into a group of feudal states, as well as crusading contacts with the Muslim world, eastern Christians, Byzantines, and Mongols. Also considered are the organisation of expeditions, the financing of such expeditionary forces, and the organisation of operations and supply. Jean Richard is one of the world's great crusader historians and this work, the distillation of over forty years' research and contemplation, is the only one of its kind in English.

'… excellent … essential reading for those who wish to understand not only the past but also the present Middle East.' History Today

ISBN: 9780521625661

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 30mm

Weight: 730g

536 pages