Richard I and the Science of Warfare
My own strategy will be twofold. First, to take Richard I’s military carer as a model of medieval generalship. Second, to use vernacular sources wherever possible, in the belief that the vernacular brings us close than Latin to the thoughts and actions of soldiers.
The Myths of Medieval Warfare
The study of medieval warfare has suffered from an approach that concentrates on its social, governmental and economic factors to the detriment of military methods and practice.
Frontier Warfare in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem: The Campaign of Jacob’s Ford, 1178-79
Frontier Warfare in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem: The Campaign of Jacob’s Ford, 1178-79 By Malcolm Barber The Crusades and their Sources: Essays…
Holy War and the Medieval Lawyers
Holy War and the Medieval Lawyers By James A. Brundage The Holy War, edited by Thomas Patrick Murphy (Ohio State University Press, 1976)…
Early Crusade Songs
Crusade songs came to us almost entirely from the repertories of the troubadors and trouveres.
Holy Warriors: The Romanesque Rider and the Fight Against Islam
Holy Warriors: The Romanesque Rider and the Fight Against Islam By Linda V. Seidel The Holy War, edited by Thomas Patrick Murphy (Ohio State University…
The Importance of the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade, 1189-1192
Analyzing the causes of the Third Crusades helps to explain how and why the Siege of Acre occurred and why it’s significant to understand.
When Jesus met Mohammed in the Holy Land: Attitudes toward the “Other” in the Crusader Kingdom
When Jesus met Mohammed in the Holy Land: Attitudes toward the “Other” in the Crusader Kingdom By Sophia Menache Medieval Encounters, Vol. 15:…
The Genesis of the Crusades: The Springs of Western Ideas of Holy War
The Genesis of the Crusades: The Springs of Western Ideas of Holy War By H.E.j. Cowdrey The Holy War, edited by Thomas Patrick Murphy…
Legitimizing a low-born, regicide monarch. The case of the Mamluk sultan Baybars and the Ilkhans in the 13th century
Legitimizing a low-born, regicide monarch. The case of the Mamluk sultan Baybars and the Ilkhans in the 13th century By Denise Aigle Representing…
The Teutonic Knights in the Holy Land, 1190-1291
The Teutonic Knights in the Holy Land, 1190-1291 By Nicholas Morton Boydell, 2009 ISBN: 9781843834779 The Teutonic Order was founded in 1190 to provide…
Bazgazul, seigneur de Ballaquie À la recherche du valaque musulman de steppe
Bazgazul, seigneur de Ballaquie À la recherche du valaque musulman de steppe Agrigoroaei, Vladimir Studia Patzinaka, 4 / 2007, pp. 195-218 Abstract Bazgazul…
Church and State in the Kingdom of Cilician Armenia, 1198-1375
Church and State in the Kingdom of Cilician Armenia, 1198-1375 By Charles A. Frazee Byzantine Studies / Etudes Byzantines, Vol.3:2 (1976) Introduction: Cilcian…
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.