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The Crusades: A History (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Jonathan Riley-Smith The Crusades: A History (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Jonathan Riley-Smith
R4,603 Discovery Miles 46 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Crusades: A History is the definitive account of a key topic in medieval and religious history. Jonathan Riley-Smith, a world authority on the subject, explores the organisation of a crusade, the experience of crusading and the crusaders themselves, producing a textbook that is as accessible as it is comprehensive. This exciting new third edition includes: - Substantial new material on crusade theory, historiography and translated texts - An expanded scope that extends the text to cover the decline of crusading in the nineteenth century - Valuable pedagogical features, such as a revised bibliography, maps, illustrations and a brand new chronology This book is essential reading for all students and scholars seeking to understand the Crusades and their significance in world history.

Crusades - Volume 11 (Hardcover, New Ed): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 11 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R4,050 Discovery Miles 40 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources in all relevant languages - narrative, homiletic and documentary - in trustworthy editions, but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades appears in both print and online editions.

The Crusades: A History (Hardcover, 4th edition): Jonathan Riley-Smith, Susanna A Throop The Crusades: A History (Hardcover, 4th edition)
Jonathan Riley-Smith, Susanna A Throop
R3,359 Discovery Miles 33 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This fully updated and expanded edition of The Crusades: A History provides an authoritative exploration of one of the most significant topics in medieval and religious history. From the First Crusade right up to the present day, Jonathan Riley-Smith and Susanna Throop investigate the phenomenon of crusading and the crusaders themselves. Now in its 4th edition, this landmark text includes: - A new and more balanced book structure with updated terminology designed to help instructors and students alike - Deliberate incorporation of a wider range of historical perspectives, including Byzantine and Islamic historiographies, crusading against Christians and within Europe, women and gender, and the crusades in the context of Afro-Eurasian history - A dramatically expanded discussion of crusading from the 16th through to the 21st century - A fully up-to-date bibliographic essay - Additional textboxes, maps, and images The Crusades: A History is the definitive text on the subject for students and scholars alike.

Crusades - Volume 15 (Hardcover): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith, Nikolaos G. Chrissis Crusades - Volume 15 (Hardcover)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith, Nikolaos G. Chrissis
R4,185 Discovery Miles 41 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources in all relevant languages - narrative, homiletic and documentary - in trustworthy editions, but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades also incorporates the Society's Bulletin.

Crusaders and Settlers in the Latin East (Paperback): Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusaders and Settlers in the Latin East (Paperback)
Jonathan Riley-Smith
R1,516 Discovery Miles 15 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The studies here reflect Jonathan Riley-Smith's work as a historian, which began with research on the history of the military orders, the specific focus of the third section here. Out of this grew the concerns covered in the previous sections: an interest in the political and constitutional history of the kingdom of Jerusalem and the relations of the western settlers with the indigenous population of Palestine and Syria; the theory of crusading, involving research on theology and canon law, and the rAle of the popes as preachers, and at the same time detailed consideration of the responses of lay men and women to the ideas that were being presented to them. The two final papers explore some of the implications of crusading ideology and mythology in the modern world.

Crusades - Volume 14 (Hardcover, New Ed): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 14 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R4,198 Discovery Miles 41 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources in all relevant languages - narrative, homiletic and documentary - in trustworthy editions, but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades appears in both print and online editions.

Crusades - Volume 13 (Hardcover, New Ed): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 13 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R4,047 Discovery Miles 40 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources in all relevant languages - narrative, homiletic and documentary - in trustworthy editions, but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades appears in both print and online editions.

Crusades - Volume 12 (Hardcover, New Ed): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 12 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R4,044 Discovery Miles 40 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources in all relevant languages - narrative, homiletic and documentary - in trustworthy editions, but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades appears in both print and online editions.

Crusades - Volume 10 (Hardcover, New Ed): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 10 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R4,019 Discovery Miles 40 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources in all relevant languages - narrative, homiletic and documentary - in trustworthy editions, but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades appears in both print and online editions.

Crusades - Volume 9 (Hardcover, New ed.): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 9 (Hardcover, New ed.)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R4,019 Discovery Miles 40 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources in all relevant languages - narrative, homiletic and documentary - in trustworthy editions, but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades appears in both print and online editions.

Crusades - Volume 8 (Hardcover, New Ed): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 8 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R4,169 Discovery Miles 41 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources in all relevant languages - narrative, homiletic and documentary - in trustworthy editions, but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades appears in both print and online editions. Volume 8 begins with Adrian J. Boas and Aren M. Maeir on the Frankish Castle of Blanche Garde and the Medieval and Modern Village of Tell es-Safi in the light of recent discoveries.

Crusades - Volume 7 (Hardcover, New Ed): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 7 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R4,019 Discovery Miles 40 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources in all relevant languages - narrative, homiletic and documentary - in trustworthy editions, but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades appears in both print and online editions. In this issue, Jonathan Riley-Smith studies the death and burial of Latin Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem and Acre and Andrew Jotischky studies the Christians of Jerusalem, the Holy Sepulchre and the origins of the First Crusade.

Crusades - Volume 5 (Hardcover, New Ed): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 5 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R4,019 Discovery Miles 40 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Ashgate publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Because the greatest need appears to be for more historical sources - narrative, homiletic and documentary - to be made available in trustworthy editions, editorial preference is given here to the publication of texts in both European and oriental languages, although interpretative material is welcomed too. Crusades also incorporates the Society's Bulletin. Crusades 5 includes articles by John France, Emily Savage-Smith, Charles Burnett and Edward Peters.

Crusades - Volume 4 (Hardcover, New Ed): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 4 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R3,719 Discovery Miles 37 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources in all relevant languages - narrative, homiletic and documentary - in trustworthy editions, but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades appears in both print and online editions. Issue 4 of Crusades kicks off with Graham Loud's reflections on the failure of the Second Crusade and also features Susan Edgington's administrative regulations for the Hospital of St John in Jerusalem dating from the 1180s.

Crusades - Volume 3 (Hardcover, New Ed): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 3 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R3,719 Discovery Miles 37 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources in all relevant languages - narrative, homiletic and documentary - in trustworthy editions, but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades appears in both print and online editions. The third issue of the Crusades features articles from Denys Pringle on Crusader inscriptions, Bejamin Z. Kadar on the massacre of 15 July 1099 and Peter Frankopan on co-operation between Constantinople and Rome before the First Crusade.

Crusades - Volume 2 (Hardcover, New Ed): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 2 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R3,724 Discovery Miles 37 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The subject of the crusades is enormous, covering 700 years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and comprising scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Although in almost every one of the many topics into which the subject is divided there is lively debate and development, there has not been a journal dedicated to the history of the crusades since the Revue de l'Orient latin, which flourished a century ago. the Latin East, which, together with Ashgate, has launched this journal. Because the greatest need appears to be for more historical sources - narrative, homiletic and documentary - to be made available in trustworthy editions, editorial preference will be given to the publication of texts in both European and oriental languages, although interpretative material will also be welcomed. Crusades also incorporates the Society's bulletin.

Crusades - Volume 1 (Hardcover, New Ed): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 1 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R3,719 Discovery Miles 37 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources in all relevant languages - narrative, homiletic and documentary - in trustworthy editions, but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades appears in both print and online editions. This first edition of the journal includes contributions from Jonathan Riley-Smith refecting on the number of knights who participated in the First Crusade and the number of casualties and Peter W. Edbury on Fiefs and Vassals in the Kingdom of Jerusalem: from the Twelfth Century to the Thirteenth.

The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam (Hardcover): Jonathan Riley-Smith The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam (Hardcover)
Jonathan Riley-Smith
R1,639 Discovery Miles 16 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Crusades were penitential war-pilgrimages fought in the Levant and the eastern Mediterranean, as well as in North Africa, Spain, Portugal, Poland, the Baltic region, Hungary, the Balkans, and Western Europe. Beginning in the eleventh century and ending as late as the eighteenth, these holy wars were waged against Muslims and other enemies of the Church, enlisting generations of laymen and laywomen to fight for the sake of Christendom.

Crusading features prominently in today's religio-political hostilities, yet the perceptions of these wars held by Arab nationalists, pan-Islamists, and many in the West have been deeply distorted by the language and imagery of nineteenth-century European imperialism. With this book, Jonathan Riley-Smith returns to the actual story of the Crusades, explaining why and where they were fought and how deeply their narratives and symbolism became embedded in popular Catholic thought and devotional life.

From this history, Riley-Smith traces the legacy of the Crusades into modern times, specifically within the attitudes of European imperialists and colonialists and within the beliefs of twentieth-century Muslims. Europeans fashioned an interpretation of the Crusades from the writings of Walter Scott and a French contemporary, Joseph-FranAois Michaud. Scott portrayed Islamic societies as forward-thinking, while casting Christian crusaders as culturally backward and often morally corrupt. Michaud, in contrast, glorified crusading, and his followers used its imagery to illuminate imperial adventures.

These depictions have had a profound influence on contemporary Western opinion, as well as on Muslim attitudes toward their past and present. Whetherregarded as a valid expression of Christianity's divine enterprise or condemned as a weapon of empire, crusading has been a powerful rhetorical tool for centuries. In order to understand the preoccupations of Islamist jihadis and the character of Western discourse on the Middle East, Riley-Smith argues, we must understand how images of crusading were formed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The First Crusaders, 1095-1131 (Hardcover, New): Jonathan Riley-Smith The First Crusaders, 1095-1131 (Hardcover, New)
Jonathan Riley-Smith
R2,831 Discovery Miles 28 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Much has been written about the crusades, but very little about the crusaders. What moved them to go? What preparations did they need to make? How did they react to their experiences? This book comes up with detailed answers to these questions, and offers the first systematic reading of a large cache of contemporary source-material. Clusters of crusaders can be identified in individual family groups, and the collective commitment of these claims manifested itself in support for the new settlements in the east. Indeed, crusading was so dependent upon the support and enthusiasm of family groups that the movement was open to domination by them: the example of the Montlhery clan is cited, who tried to seize control of the crusading movement in the 1120s.

What Were the Crusades? (Paperback, 1977 ed.): Jonathan Riley-Smith What Were the Crusades? (Paperback, 1977 ed.)
Jonathan Riley-Smith
R1,459 Discovery Miles 14 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book deals with the legitimising authority of the papacy, the nature of the crusade vow and of the privilege accorded to crusaders, the developments of the indulgence, and the role of Military Orders.

Crusades - Volume 6 (Hardcover, New Ed): Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith Crusades - Volume 6 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Benjamin Z. Kedar, Jonathan Phillips, Jonathan Riley-Smith
R4,179 Discovery Miles 41 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Crusades covers seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources in all relevant languages - narrative, homiletic and documentary - in trustworthy editions, but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades appears in both print and online editions. Peter W. Edbury again features in an issue of Crusades, this time with his piece on The French translation of William of Tyre's Historia: the manuscript tradition.

The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam (Paperback): Jonathan Riley-Smith The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam (Paperback)
Jonathan Riley-Smith
R801 Discovery Miles 8 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Crusades were penitential war-pilgrimages fought in the Levant and the eastern Mediterranean, as well as in North Africa, Spain, Portugal, Poland, the Baltic region, Hungary, the Balkans, and Western Europe. Beginning in the eleventh century and ending as late as the eighteenth, these holy wars were waged against Muslims and other enemies of the Church, enlisting generations of laymen and laywomen to fight for the sake of Christendom.

Crusading features prominently in today's religio-political hostilities, yet the perceptions of these wars held by Arab nationalists, pan-Islamists, and many in the West have been deeply distorted by the language and imagery of nineteenth-century European imperialism. With this book, Jonathan Riley-Smith returns to the actual story of the Crusades, explaining why and where they were fought and how deeply their narratives and symbolism became embedded in popular Catholic thought and devotional life.

From this history, Riley-Smith traces the legacy of the Crusades into modern times, specifically within the attitudes of European imperialists and colonialists and within the beliefs of twentieth-century Muslims. Europeans fashioned an interpretation of the Crusades from the writings of Walter Scott and a French contemporary, Joseph-Fran?ois Michaud. Scott portrayed Islamic societies as forward-thinking, while casting Christian crusaders as culturally backward and often morally corrupt. Michaud, in contrast, glorified crusading, and his followers used its imagery to illuminate imperial adventures.

These depictions have had a profound influence on contemporary Western opinion, as well as on Muslim attitudes toward their past and present. Whether regarded as a valid expression of Christianity's divine enterprise or condemned as a weapon of empire, crusading has been a powerful rhetorical tool for centuries. In order to understand the preoccupations of Islamist jihadis and the character of Western discourse on the Middle East, Riley-Smith argues, we must understand how images of crusading were formed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The First Crusaders, 1095-1131 (Paperback, New Ed): Jonathan Riley-Smith The First Crusaders, 1095-1131 (Paperback, New Ed)
Jonathan Riley-Smith
R961 Discovery Miles 9 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Much has been written about the crusades, but very little about the crusaders. What moved them to go? What preparations did they need to make? How did they react to their experiences? This book comes up with detailed answers to these questions, and offers the first systematic reading of a large cache of contemporary source material. The author identifies family clusters of crusaders across Europe, whose collective commitment manifested itself in support for the new settlements in the East.

The Crusades: A History (Paperback, 4th edition): Jonathan Riley-Smith, Susanna A Throop The Crusades: A History (Paperback, 4th edition)
Jonathan Riley-Smith, Susanna A Throop
R908 Discovery Miles 9 080 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This fully updated and expanded edition of The Crusades: A History provides an authoritative exploration of one of the most significant topics in medieval and religious history. From the First Crusade right up to the present day, Jonathan Riley-Smith and Susanna Throop investigate the phenomenon of crusading and the crusaders themselves. Now in its 4th edition, this landmark text includes: - A new and more balanced book structure with updated terminology designed to help instructors and students alike - Deliberate incorporation of a wider range of historical perspectives, including Byzantine and Islamic historiographies, crusading against Christians and within Europe, women and gender, and the crusades in the context of Afro-Eurasian history - A dramatically expanded discussion of crusading from the 16th through to the 21st century - A fully up-to-date bibliographic essay - Additional textboxes, maps, and images The Crusades: A History is the definitive text on the subject for students and scholars alike.

The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading (Paperback): Jonathan Riley-Smith The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading (Paperback)
Jonathan Riley-Smith
R757 Discovery Miles 7 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Focusing on the inner workings of the First Crusade in a way that no other work has done, "The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading" delves into the Crusade's organization, its finances, and the division of authority and responsibility among its leaders and their relationships with one another and with their subordinates.In the year 1095, Pope Urban II initiated what is known today as the First Crusade. His summons of the lay knights to the faith between 1095 and 1096 was Urban II's personal response to an appeal that had reached him from eastern Christians, the Pope referred to the struggle ahead as Christ's own war, to be fought in accordance with God's will and intentions. It was, too, called a war of liberation, designed to free the church and city of Jerusalem from oppression and pillage by the Muslims while liberating western Church from the errors into which it had fallen.In this classic work, presented here with a new introduction, one of the world's most renowned crusade historians approaches this central topic of medieval history with freshness and impeccable research. Through the vivid presentation of a wide range of European chronicles and charter collections, Jonathan Riley-Smith provides a striking illumination of crusader motives and responses and a thoughtful analysis of the mechanisms that made this expedition successful.

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