The army of Godfrey of Bouillon, 1096-1099 : Structure and dynamics of a contingent on the First Crusade
The army led in the First Crusade by Godfrey of Bouillon, duke of Lower Lotharingia, set off on its journey to the Holy Land about the middle of August 1096
Rashi and the First Crusade: Commentary, Liturgy, Legend
Rashi and the First Crusade: Commentary, Liturgy, Legend By Harvey Sicherman and Gilad J. Gevaryahu Judaism, Vol.38 No.190 (1999) Introduction: The tenth and…
The Order of Saint Lazarus in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Order of Saint Lazarus in the Kingdom of Jerusalem By C. Savona-Ventura Journal of the Monastic Military Orders, Vol.1 (2008) Introduction: The…
The crusading plans during the fourteenth and fifteenth century
The crusade of this period is completely a different image which differs in the meanings and aims from the old ordinary plans.
Medieval Syriac Historians’ Perceptions of the Turks
Medieval Syriac Historians’ Perceptions of the Turks By Mark Dickens MPhil Dissertation, University of Cambridge, 2004 Introduction: The eleventh through thirteenth centuries were…
The Motives of the Earliest Crusaders and the Settlement of Latin Palestine, 1095-1100
The Motives of the Earliest Crusaders and the Settlement of Latin Palestine, 1095-1100 By Jonathan Riley-Smith The English Historical Review, Vol. 98, No.…
Franks and Natives in the Crusader States: the State of the Question
An overview of the encounter between Franks and the indigenous peoples of the eastern Mediterranean in the context of the Crusades.
Between the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and Burzenland in Medieval Hungary – The Teutonic Military Order status and rule in the poles of Christianity
Between the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and Burzenland in Medieval Hungary – The Teutonic Military Order status and rule in the poles of…
The Visitatio Sepulchri in the Latin Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
Holy Week commemorates the last days of Christ’s earthly presence, from his entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to his crucifixion and resurrection.
The Naming Patterns of the Inhabitants of Frankish Acre
The Naming Patterns of the Inhabitants of Frankish Acre By Iris Shagrir Crusades, Vol.4 (2005) Introduction: The anthroponymic method and analyses that have…
Waiting for the Barbarians: the imagery, dynamics and functions of the Other in Northern German missionary chronicles, 11th-early 13th centuries
Waiting for the Barbarians: the imagery, dynamics and functions of the Other in Northern German missionary chronicles, 11th-early 13th centuries: the Gestae hammaburgensis…
Four Myths about the Crusades
Four Myths about the Crusades By Paul Crawford The Intercollegiate Review (Spring, 2011) Abstract In 2001, former president Bill Clinton delivered a speech…
Remains of Crusader / Templar army discovered in Israel
Archaeologists and historians working in northern Israel have discovered the remains of a Templar and Crusader army who were slaughtered by Saladin in…
The Albigensian Crusade: A Comparative Military Study, 1209-1218
This thesis addresses the military aspects of the Albigensian Crusade in the region of Languedoc between 1209 and 1218.
The Turk as a Tool of God: Augustinism and the Battle of Nicopolis
Morand-Métivier examines the Battle of Nicopolis (1396) where the Ottomans under Sultan Bayazid defeated a Crusader army of mostly French and Burgundian troops.
Torquemada, the Inquisition, And the Expulsion of the Jews
Torquemada, the Inquisition, And the Expulsion of the Jews Rush, Timothy EIR Strategic Studies, April 1 (2005) Abstract The essential conflict between Europe and…
The Byzantine Background to the First Crusade
Just over nine hundred years ago, Pope Urban II closed a provincial church council at Clermont Ferrand with a rousing call to arms that launched the First Crusade.
The Social Context of the Templars
Throughout the 193 years of its history the Order had indeed been in a position where it was ‘a mirror for others and an example’, a position which made it a particularly sensitive indicator and, in its turn, promoter, of social change.
The Crusades
Articles about the Crusades Background to the Crusades The Genesis of the Crusades: The Springs of Western Ideas of Holy War, by H.E.J.…
New Information about Cogs and Medieval Naval Logistics from an Eyewitness Crusade Chronicle, De intinere navali
New Information about Cogs and Medieval Naval Logistics from an Eyewitness Crusade Chronicle, De intinere navali By Dana Cushing Avista Forum Journal, Vol.20…
Conversion and St Louis’s Last Crusade
This essay argues that the diversion to Tunis is best understood in terms of Louis’s ideas about conversion in general and his policy towards the Jews of his land in particular.
Theory, practice and chivalric identity : the French contribution to the later crusades
Theory, practice and chivalric identity : the French contribution to the later crusades Savinetskaya, Irina MA Thesis in Medieval Studies, Central European University, May (2009)…
New insights on Maritime Akko revealed by Underwater and Coastal Archaeological Research
New insights on Maritime Akko revealed by Underwater and Coastal Archaeological Research Galili, E., Rosen, B., Stern, E. J., Finkielsztein, G., Kool, R.,…
Conquest, Crusade and Pilgrimage: The Alliterative Morte Arthure in its Late Ricardian Crusading Context
Conquest, Crusade and Pilgrimage: The Alliterative Morte Arthure in its Late Ricardian Crusading Context Nievergelt, Marco Arthuriana 20.2 (2010) Abstract This article explores…
Genoese Trade with Syria in the Twelfth Century
Genoese Trade with Syria in the Twelfth Century By Eugene H Byrne The American Historical Review, Vol.25:2 (1920) Introduction: The economic significance of…