The acquisition of the landed estates of the Hospitallers in the Latin East, 1099-1291
The acquisition of the landed estates of the Hospitallers in the Latin East, 1099-1291 By Paul Sideklo PhD Dissertation, University of Toronto, 1998…
The role of agriculture in Mamluk-Jordanian power relations
The role of agriculture in Mamluk-Jordanian power relations By Bethany J. Walker Bulletin d’Etudes Orientales, Vol.57, Suppl. (2008) Introduction: Power politics between rulers and ruled…
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.
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…
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.
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…
The journal of Roberto da Sanseverino (1417-1487) : a study on navigation and seafaring in the fifteenth century
Roberto da Sanseverino went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1458. He travelled from Venice to Jaffa on a galley and made his return, from Acre to Ancona, on a three-masted sailing ship.
The Construction of Islamic-Education Institutions in Mamluk Gaza
The Construction of Islamic-Education Institutions in Mamluk Gaza By Hatim Mahamid Nebula, Vol. 4:4 (2007) Introduction: The development of educational institutions and main…
The Byzantine and Early Islamic settlement of Khirbat Shuwayka
The Byzantine and Early Islamic settlement of Khirbat Shuwayka By Ibrahim Abu A’mar, Marwan Abu Khalaf, Salah Al-Houdalieh, and Robert Hoyland Web Journal…
The Restoration of Beaufort Castle (South Lebanon): A 3D Restitution according to Historical Documentation
The Restoration of Beaufort Castle (South Lebanon): A 3D Restitution according to Historical Documentation By Pierre Grussenmeyer and Jean Yasmine XIXth CIPA International Symposium…
The Doctrine of Signatures in the Medieval and Ottoman Levant
The Doctrine of Signatures in the Medieval and Ottoman Levant By Efriam Lev Vesalius, Vol.8:1 ( 2002) Abstract: This study traces the use of…
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)…
Prices in the Medieval Near East and Europe
This phase of growth came to a stop with the Black Death beginning in 1347. Population declined, as well as agricultural and industrial production. The Near East suffered from impoverishment during the second half of the fifteenth century, according to Ashtor. Grain prices fell because of declining demand. Compared to the previous century, standards of living were reduced for the great majority.
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…
Muslim Responses to the Sanctity of the Temple Mount: Anti-Jewish and Christian Polemics
Muslim Responses to the Sanctity of the Temple Mount: Anti-Jewish and Christian Polemics By Jacob Lassner 45 Minutes Given at Northwestern University on…
Agricultural Productivity in the Early Ottoman Empire
Agricultural Productivity in the Early Ottoman Empire By Metin Cosgel XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Abstract: This paper provides standardized estimates of…
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…