The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
Author : Alan V. Murray
Publisher : Occasional Publications UPR
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,82 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 1900934035
Author : Alan V. Murray
Publisher : Occasional Publications UPR
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,82 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 1900934035
Author : Silvia Rozenberg
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 15,72 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Crusades
ISBN :
Author : Steven Runciman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 29,95 MB
Release : 1987-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521347709
Sir Steven Runciman explores the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem.
Author : Thomas Andrew Archer
Publisher :
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 14,95 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Crusades
ISBN :
Author : Denys Pringle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 29,55 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780521390385
This is the third in a series of four volumes that are intended to present a complete Corpus of all the church buildings, of both the Western and the Oriental rites, built, rebuilt or simply in use in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem between the capture of Jerusalem by the First Crusade in 1099 and the loss of Acre in 1291. This volume deals exclusively with Jerusalem, the capital of the Kingdom from 1099 to 1187, leaving the churches of Acre and Tyre to be covered in the fourth and final volume. The Corpus will be an indispensable work of reference to all those concerned with the medieval topography and archaeology of the Holy Land, with the history of the church in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, with medieval pilgrimage to the Holy Places, and with the art and architecture of the Latin East.
Author : Denys Pringle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,31 MB
Release : 1997-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521460101
A descriptive gazetteer of all the secular buildings known to have existed within the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Author : Bernard Hamilton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 24,6 MB
Release : 2005-07-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521017473
The reign of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1174-85) has traditionally been seen as a period of decline when, because of the king's illness, power came to be held by unsuitable men who made the wrong policy decisions. Notably, they ignored the advice of Raymond of Tripoli and attacked Saladin, who was prepared to keep peace with the Franks while uniting the Islamic near east under his rule. This book challenges that view, arguing that peace with Saladin was not a viable option for the Franks; that the young king, despite suffering from lepromatous leprosy (the most deadly form of the disease) was an excellent battle leader who strove with some success to frustrate Saladin's imperial ambitions; that Baldwin had to remain king in order to hold factions in check; but that the society over which he presided was, contrary to what is often said, vigorous and self-confident.
Author : W B Bartlett
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 23,9 MB
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0752468073
The Third Crusade of Richard the Lionheart is well known but the build-up to it less so. Downfall of the Crusader Kingdom is a story of intrigue, plot and counter-plot, and the abuse of power culminating in the most decisive battle of the medieval epoch, the Battle of Hattin in 1187. Hattin is one of the few battles in history that can truly be called decisive, and it was a catastrophe for the Crusaders. The leading men of the kingdom of Jerusalem, including the Knights Templar and the Hospitallers, were trapped in an arid wasteland, without water and surrounded by hostile forces. The battle ended with thousands of them being taken prisoner. It was the culmination of a series of events that had been progressively leading the kingdom of Jerusalem down the road to oblivion. It was partly the resurgence of the Muslim Middle East and the rise of Saladin that led to the loss of Jerusalem, but there was another equally dangerous element at work - the enemy within. W B Bartlett brings to life the bitter infighting and political battles which ultimately led to the disaster at Hattin and the downfall of the Crusader kingdom.
Author : Claude Reignier Conder
Publisher : AMS Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 20,53 MB
Release : 1897
Category : Jerusalem
ISBN :
Author : Carol Sweetenham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 32,11 MB
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1351902687
This is the first English translation of Robert the Monk's Historia Iherosolimitana, a Latin prose chronicle describing the First Crusade. In addition to providing new and unique information on the Crusade (Robert claims to have been an eyewitness of the Council of Clermont in 1095), its particular interest lies in the great popularity it enjoyed in the Middle Ages. The text has close links with the vernacular literary tradition and is written in a racy style which would not disgrace a modern tabloid journalist. Its reflection of contemporary legends and anecdotes gives us insights into perceptions of the Crusade at that time and opens up interesting perspectives onto the relationship of history and fiction in the twelfth century. The introduction discusses what we know about Robert, his importance as a historical source and his place in the literary tradition of the First Crusade.