The Architecture of the Christian Holy Land
The Architecture of the Christian Holy Land

Author: Kathryn Blair Moore

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-02-27

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 1107139082

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Moore traces and re-interprets the significance of the architecture of the Christian Holy Land within changing religious and political contexts.

Stories from the Crusades
Stories from the Crusades

Author: Janet Kelman

Publisher: Perennial Press

Published: 2018-02-28

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 153126316X

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Once upon a time there was an ugly little boy called Peter, who lived in his father's castle in France. He was a restless boy, and liked always to do or to hear something new. His home was very quiet, for his father was a great fighter, and was often away at the wars for months at a time. But though one day was very like another in Peter's life when he was young, he used to hear tales of pilgrimage and of battle that made him long to be free to go out into the world himself.

How to Plan a Crusade
How to Plan a Crusade

Author: Christopher Tyerman

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-10-03

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1681775867

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The story of the wars and conquests initiated by the First Crusade and its successors is itself so compelling that most accounts move quickly from describing the Pope's calls to arms to the battlefield. In this highly original and enjoyable new book, Christopher Tyerman focuses on something obvious but overlooked: the massive, all-encompassing, and hugely costly business of actually preparing a crusade. The efforts of many thousands of men and women, who left their lands and families in Western Europe, and marched off to a highly uncertain future in the Holy Land and elsewhere have never been sufficiently understood. Their actions raise a host of compelling questions about the nature of medieval society.How to Plan a Crusade is remarkably illuminating on the diplomacy, communications, propaganda, use of mass media, medical care, equipment, voyages, money, weapons, wills, ransoms, animals, and the power of prayer during this dynamic era. It brings to life an extraordinary period of history in a new and surprising way.

The Children's Crusade
The Children's Crusade

Author: G. Dickson

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2007-11-08

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0230592988

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The Children's Crusade was possibly the most extraordinary event in the history of the crusades. The first modern study in English of this popular crusade sheds new light on its history and offers new perspectives on its supposedly dismal outcome. Its richly re-imagined history and mythistory is explored from the thirteenth century to present day.

The First Crusade
The First Crusade

Author: Thomas Asbridge

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-01-26

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1849837694

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'A nuanced and sophisticated analysis... Exhilarating' Sunday Telegraph Nine hundred years ago, one of the most controversial episodes in Christian history was initiated. The Pope stated that, in spite of the apparently pacifist message of the New Testament, God actually wanted European knights to wage a fierce and bloody war against Islam and recapture Jerusalem. Thus was the First Crusade born. Focusing on the characters that drove this extraordinary campaign, this fascinating period of history is recreated through awe-inspiring and often barbaric tales of bold adventure while at the same time providing significant insights into early medieval society, morality and mentality. The First Crusade marked a watershed in relations between Islam and the West, a conflict that set these two world religions on a course towards deep-seated animosity and enduring enmity. The chilling reverberations of this earth-shattering clash still echo in the world today. '[Asbridge] balances persuasive analysis with a flair for conveying with dramatic power the crusaders' plight' Financial Times

The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam
The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam

Author: Jonathan Riley-Smith

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 0231146256

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Claiming that many in the West lack a thorough understanding of crusading, Jonathan Riley-Smith explains why and where the Crusades were fought, identifies their architects, and shows how deeply their language and imagery were embedded in popular Catholic thought and devotional life.