A Concise History of the Crusades (Critical Issues History)
by Thomas F. Madden
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This title places the crusades within the medieval social, economic, religious and intellectual environments that gave birth to the movement and nurtured it for centuries. Also included is a historiographical overview of the crusades.Tags
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A nice introduction. Amazing to cover 500 years of history in 215 pages, but you get the big picture at least. Not enough attention paid to what the Muslims were doing (they seem almost like side characters), but it is called "The CONCISE History..."
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Thomas F. Madden is professor of history and director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Saint Louis University.
Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Godfrey de Bouillon; Urban II; Richard I, King of England; Saladin; Nur el Din; Alexius I Comnenus (show all 9); Tancred; Robert of Normandy; Frederick I / Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor
- Important places
- Jerusalem; Antioch; Palestine; Şanlıurfa, Turkey; Cairo, Egypt; Constantinople (show all 10); Acre; Tyre; Alexandria, Egypt; Edessa, Turkey
- Important events
- First Crusade (1096 | 1099); Siege of Antioch; Siege of Jerusalem; Battle of Hattin
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- English
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