The First Crusade was one of the most extraordinary, bloody and significant episodes in medieval history. It began with an appeal for aid from the Christian Byzantine Empire, threatened by the ...
A 19th century engraving of a scene in Claremont, France shows Pope Urban II standing behind the priest Peter the Hermit who is encouraging men to go on a Crusade In the medieval period ...
Horns of Hattin - Guy de Lusignan, King of Jerusalem. Raymond III, Count of Tripoli. And The Grandmaster of the Knights ...
Through examining both often-overlooked aspects of the Crusades and one of the most celebrated key players of the medieval age, Asbridge presents a history that decentres the traditional Eurocentric ...