Author : Peter Frankopan
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 41,82 MB
Release : 2012-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0674064992
According to tradition, the First Crusade began at Pope Urban II’s instigation and culminated in July 1099, when western European knights liberated Jerusalem. But what if the First Crusade’s real catalyst lay far to the east of Rome? Countering nearly a millennium of scholarship, Peter Frankopan reveals the First Crusade’s untold history.
Author : Thomas Asbridge
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 48,97 MB
Release : 2012-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1849837694
'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
Author : Michael Foss
Publisher : Arcade Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 29,77 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : 9781559704144
Michael Foss tells the stories of these men and women of the First Crusade, often in their own words, bringing the time and events to life. Through these eyewitness accounts the cliches of history vanish, the distinctions between hero and villain blur: the Saracen is as base or noble, as brave or cruel, as the crusader. In that sense, the fateful clash between Christianity and Islam teaches us a lesson for our own time.
Author : Christopher Tyerman
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 24,37 MB
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0141970871
The story of the First Crusade, as witnessed by contemporary writers 'O day so ardently desired! O time of times the most memorable! O deed before all other deeds!' The fall of Jerusalem in the summer of 1099 to an exhausted and starving army of western European soldiers was one of the most extraordinary events of the Middle Ages. It was both the climax of a great wave of visionary Christian fervour and the beginning of what proved to be a futile and abortive attempt to implant a new European kingdom of heaven in an overwhelmingly Muslim world. This remarkable collection brings together a wide variety of contemporary accounts of the First Crusade, including Pope Urban II's initial call to arms of 1095, as well as the first-hand writings of priests, knights, a Jewish pilgrim, a destitute noblewoman, an Iraqi poet and the historian Anna Comnena. Together they provide a vivid and nuanced picture of the First Crusade and the people who were swept up in it. Edited with an introduction and notes by Christopher Tyerman
Author : Jay Rubenstein
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 12,3 MB
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0465027482
At Moson, the river Danube ran red with blood. At Antioch, the Crusaders -- their saddles freshly decorated with sawed-off heads -- indiscriminately clogged the streets with the bodies of eastern Christians and Turks. At Ma'arra, they cooked children on spits and ate them. By the time the Crusaders reached Jerusalem, their quest -- and their violence -- had become distinctly otherworldly: blood literally ran shin-deep through the streets as the Crusaders overran the sacred city. Beginning in 1095 and culminating four bloody years later, the First Crusade represented a new kind of warfare: holy, unrestrained, and apocalyptic. In Armies of Heaven, medieval historian Jay Rubenstein tells the story of this cataclysmic event through the eyes of those who witnessed it, emphasizing the fundamental role that apocalyptic thought played in motivating the Crusaders. A thrilling work of military and religious history, Armies of Heaven will revolutionize our understanding of the Crusades.
Author : August Charles Krey
Publisher :
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 23,10 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Crusades
ISBN :
Author : Steven Runciman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 28,35 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 : Nicholas Morton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 43,73 MB
Release : 2016-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1107156890
A fundamental reassessment of Christian/Islamic relations during the First Crusade, combating its representation as an inter-faith clash of civilizations.
Author : Jonathan P. Phillips
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 28,28 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 9780719051746
The First Crusade (1095-9) a mass of armed pilgrims aiming to march 4000 kilometers to the Holy Land to conquer Jerusalem was one of the most remarkable episodes in medieval history. Essays from nine leading academics offer new perspectives on two main themes: reconsideration of the evidence available to historians and appreciation of the Crusade's impact on the people of the eastern Mediterranean.
Author : John France
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 35,21 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521589871
A paperback of John France's new analysis of the strategies and battles of the First Crusade.
