Jerusalem in the North: Denmark and the Baltic Crusades, 1100-1522
Jerusalem in the North: Denmark and the Baltic Crusades, 1100-1522 By Ane L. Bysted, Carsten Selch Jensen, Kurt Villads Jensen and John H. Lind Brepols,…
Interview with Donald S. Richards – The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir
Donald S. Richards is retired as lecturer in Arabic at the Oriental Institute, and is emeritus fellow of St Cross College, University of…
Community, Identity and the Redemption of Captives: Comparative perspectives across the Mediterranean
Community, Identity and the Redemption of Captives: Comparative perspectives across the Mediterranean By James William Brodman Anuario de Estudios Medievales, Vol 36:1 (2006) Abstract: Yvonne…
The Social Structure of the First Crusade
The Social Structure of the First Crusade By Conor Kostick Brill, 2009 ISBN: 978 90 04 16665 3 The First Crusade (1096 – 1099)…
Interview with Conor Kostick – The Social Structure of the First Crusade
Dr. Conor Kostick is a Research Fellow in the Department of History at Trinity College Dublin. His latest book is The Social Structure…
A Pilgrimage of Faith, War, and Charity. The Order of the Hospital from Jerusalem to Malta
A Pilgrimage of Faith, War, and Charity: The Order of the Hospital from Jerusalem to Malta By Victor Mallia-Milanes Religion, Ritual and Mythology Aspects…
Deus le Veult: The Role of the Miraculous in the Critical Siege of Antioch
Deus le Veult: The Role of the Miraculous in the Critical Siege of Antioch By Benjamin Cox Published Online (2003) Introduction: Autumn of the…
The Crusades and the Christian World of the East: Rough Tolerance
The Crusades and the Christian World of the East: Rough Tolerance By Christopher MacEvitt University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007 ISBN: 978-0-8122-4050-4 In the wake…
Crusaders and Crusading in the Twelfth Century
Crusaders and Crusading in the Twelfth Century By Giles Constable Ashgate Publishing, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-7546-6523-6 Crusading in the twelfth century was less a…
Crusaders and Settlers in the Latin East
Crusaders and Settlers in the Latin East By Jonathan Riley-Smith Ashgate Publishing, 2008 ISBN: 978-0-7546-5967-9 The studies here reflect Jonathan Riley-Smith’s work as…
After Rome: Holy War and Conquest
After Rome: Holy War and Conquest This two-part series from the BBC examines the ‘clash of civilizations’ in the Middle Ages between Christendom…
Crusades with Terry Jones
The first two episodes concentrate on the First Crusade, while the remaining two look at Later Crusades and the gradual defeat of the Crusaders.
Franks’ Effect on Islamic Spirit, Religious and Cultural Characters in Medieval Syria
Franks’ Effect on Islamic Spirit, Religious and Cultural Characters in Medieval Syria By Hatim Mahamid Nebula, Vol.4:1 (2007) Introduction: This study will follow the phenomena…
Prosopographical Research on the Crusader States
Prosopographical Research on the Crusader States By Alan V. Murray Prosopon Newsletter, Vol.4:2 (1996) Introduction: Prosopographical research on the Crusader States, or to use…
Ayyubids, Mamluks, and the Latin East in the Thirteenth Century
Examines the relations between Muslim states in Syria and Egypt with the Crusader States after death of Saladin in 1192, and how did this relationship with the decline of the Ayyubid dynasty and the rise of the Mamluks.
The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi’l-Ta’rikh
The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi’l-Ta’rikh Translated by D.S. Richards Ashgate Publishing, 2006-8 The Chronicle of Ibn…
The military orders and the conversion of Muslims in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
Although the relevance to conversion of charters which allude to the propagationor expansion of Christianity may be questioned, a very few twelfth- and early thirteenth-century sources do explicitly seek to link military orders with the convertingof Muslims.
Sources on the First Crusade: Insights from Three Editors
In the last few months we have seen three important accounts of the First Crusade. Each text offers new perspectives on the pilgrimage/campaign/movement…