The fall of Jerusalem in 1099 to an exhausted army of Western European soldiers was one of the extraordinary events of the Middle Ages. It was both the climax of a great... Læs mere
This is the first book-length study to chart how the dramatic events of 30 generations ago have been understood, shaped and manipulated by writers in successive... Læs mere
A story of how a group of warriors, driven by faith, greed and wanderlust, carved out new Christian-ruled states in the Middle East. The crusaders' stunning... Læs mere
This is the first book-length study to chart how the dramatic events of 30 generations ago have been understood, shaped and manipulated by writers in successive... Læs mere
The crusades influenced western European society in the Middle Ages far beyond the military campaigns themselves.... Læs mere
A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders