The Judgement of Urines
The Judgement of Urines Canadian Medical Association Journal, v.159:12 (1998) Abstract An earnest physician of Renaissance England counted this as one of the…
Radicalism and Rationalism: The Changing Conditions of Frankish Rule for the Native Peoples in the First Kingdom of Jerusalem
To this day, it remains unclear what Pope Urban II actually intended the Crusaders to do once they arrived in Jerusalem
Military Medicine in the Crusaders’ Kingdom of Jerusalem
Medicine was probably the sphere in which the European immigrants benefited most from their contacts with the East, with the Latins (as the Europeans were called) acquiring medical knowledge from the local practicing physicians.
Athletes of Virtue in the Age of the Caliphates: Monasticism and Pilgrimage in the Early Islamic ‘Holy Land’ c.650-900 CE
Equally vibrant developments have characterised the concurrent academic analysis of Early Islamic polemical discourse directed against Christian communities and associated monastic writers between the eighth and tenth centuries
Conservation Policies in Palestine: A critical review
Conservation Policies in Palestine: A critical review By Mazen Iwais e-dialogos, Vol.1 (2011) Introduction: An accurate analysis over the subject of conservation and…
Criminal Law and the Development of the Assizes of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the Twelfth Century
Criminal Law and the Development of the Assizes of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the Twelfth Century By Adam M. Bishop PhD…
Paschal II, Bohemund of Antioch and the Byzantine Empire
All students of the medieval crusade are familiar with the ill-starred attack which Bohemund, Prince of Antioch, launched in 1107 from southern Italy against the western flank of the Byzantine Empire.
How Eager He Was for the Victory of Islam!’: Saladin’s Strategy Against the Kingdom of Jerusalem (1171-1187)
How Eager He Was for the Victory of Islam!’: Saladin’s Strategy Against the Kingdom of Jerusalem (1171-1187) By Jan Vandeburie Paper given at…
From Raw Materials to a Compound and Back Again: A Look at One Element
From Raw Materials to a Compound and Back Again: A Look at One Element of Crusader Architecture Grabiner, Esther (The David Azrieli School…
Crusader castle torn apart by earthquake at dawn, 20 May 1202
Crusader castle torn apart by earthquake at dawn, 20 May 1202 By Ronnie Ellenblum, Shmuel Marco, Amotz Agnon, Thomas Rockwell and Adrian Boas…
Infidel Dogs: Hunting Crusaders with Usama ibn Munqidh
Infidel Dogs: Hunting Crusaders with Usama ibn Munqidh By Paul M. Cobb Crusades, Vol. 6 (2007) Introduction: Few works of medieval Arabic literature…
Theseus and the Fourth Crusade: Outlining a Historical Investigation
Theseus and the Fourth Crusade: Outlining a Historical Investigation of a Cultural Problem Nanetti, Andrea Indrik: Essays Presented to Sergei Karpov for his…
The Venetian Crusade of 1122-1124
The Venetian Crusade of 1122-1124 By Jonathan Riley-Smith I Comuni Italiani nel Regno Crociato di Gerusalemme / The Italian communes in the Crusading…
The Artifice of War: Intelligence and Intrigue in the Third Crusade
The Artifice of War: Intelligence and Intrigue in the Third Crusade By Dana Cushing Paper given at the 33rd International Medieval Congress, Western…
Ceramics as a Reflection of Maritime Commercial Activity at Crusader Acre
Ceramics as a Reflection of Maritime Commercial Activity at Crusader Acre By Edna J. Stern One Thousand Nights and Days: Akko through the…
The Massacre at Acre: Mark of a Blood-thirsty King?
Ultimately, when it became clear that the True Cross and ransoms were not forthcoming, Richard I was forced to make a military decision.
The Fatimid Failure against the Crusaders at the End of the First Crusade
The Fatimid Failure against the Crusaders at the End of the First Crusade By Jan Vandeburie Carnival, Vol.12 (2010) Introduction: This paper was…
The Rise of Latin Christian Naval Power in the Third Crusade
The international conflict in the late twelfth century known as the Third Crusade usually holds a somewhat inconclusive place in medieval history, at least when one looks only at the results on land
Funduq, Fondaco, and Khan in the Wake of Christian Commerce and Crusade
Funduq, Fondaco, and Khan in the Wake of Christian Commerce and Crusade Olivia Remie, Constable The Crusades from the Perspective of Byzantium and…
Who Went on the Crusades to the Holy Land?
Who Went on the Crusades to the Holy Land? By Christopher Tyerman The Horns of Hattin: Proceedings of the Second Conference of the…
‘Non solum rex, sed regum optimus: Godfrey of Bouillon in the Historia of William of Tyre
‘Non solum rex, sed regum optimus: Godfrey of Bouillon in the Historia of William of Tyre By Simon John Paper given at Revealing Records…
1500-year-old building discovered at Acre
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a 1500 year old building in the historic city of Acre (also known as Akko). The Israel Antiquities…
Sharing Sacred Space: Holy Places in Jerusalem Between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
One of the most intriguing phenomena in the study of sacred space and pilgrimage to holy places is how believers of different faiths may share sanctity.
Alice of Antioch and the rebellion against Fulk of Anjou
Alice of Antioch is a woman of bad reputation. She is mostly known as a capricious and overly ambitious woman, a tyrant, or just a bad mother.
Tamerlane and the Symbolism of Sovereignty
Tamerlane and the Symbolism of Sovereignty Forbes Manz, Beatrice Iranian Studies, Vol. 21, No. 1/2, Soviet and North American Studies on Central Asia…