Crusades (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)

This is the up-to-date, authoritative history of the Crusades from the First Crusade in 1096 to the fall of the last Crusader kingdom - Malta - in 1798. In 1095, Pope Urban II granted absolution to anyone who would fight to reclaim the Holy Land. With God at their backs, the first Christian crusaders embarked on an unprecedented religious war. While addressing the contribution of flamboyant characters like Saladin and Richard the Lionheart, Malcolm Billings also looks at the experiences of the peasants, knights and fighting monks who took the cross for Christendom and the Holy Warriors of Islam who, after battle on battle, emerged victorious. He analyses the ebb and flow of crusade and counter-crusade, and details the shifting structures of government in the Levant, which became the perennial battleground of East and West.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2006
First published:	April 2006
Authors:	Malcolm Billings
Dimensions:	199 x 129 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	285
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7524-2974-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-7524-2974-4
Barcode:	9780752429748

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