Medievalists.net » Levantines (Latin Christians) http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 BOOK REVIEW: “Defending the City of God” : A Medieval Queen, the First Crusades, and the Quest for Peace in Jerusalem, by Sharan Newman http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/09/book-review-defending-city-god-medieval-queen-first-crusades-quest-peace-jerusalem-sharan-newman/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/09/book-review-defending-city-god-medieval-queen-first-crusades-quest-peace-jerusalem-sharan-newman/#comments Fri, 09 May 2014 22:42:39 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=49497 This is my review of Sharan Newman's latest book, Defending the City of God: A Medieval Queen, the First Crusades, and the Quest for Peace in Jerusalem.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/09/book-review-defending-city-god-medieval-queen-first-crusades-quest-peace-jerusalem-sharan-newman/feed/ 0 Glass Bridges: Cross-Cultural Exchange between Florence and the Ottoman Empire http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/24/glass-bridges-cross-cultural-exchange-between-florence-and-the-ottoman-empire/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/24/glass-bridges-cross-cultural-exchange-between-florence-and-the-ottoman-empire/#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2013 01:15:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42343 During the medieval period, the main aim of the crusades was recovery of the Holy Land. However, this changed in the fifteenth century for various reasons.

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