The Routledge Companion to the CrusadesA compilation of facts, figures, maps, family trees, summaries of the major crusades and their historiography, the Routledge Companion to the Crusades spans a broad chronological range from the eleventh to the eighteenth century, and gives a chronological framework and context for modern research on the crusading movement. Not just a history of the Crusades, but an overview of the logistical, economic, social and biographical history, this is a core text for students of history and religious studies. |
Contents
Narrative Outline of The Crusades | |
Crusade Against The Mongols 1241 | |
The Hospitaller Passagium And The Pastoreaux Or Shepherds Crusade | |
Crusade To Nicopolis 1396 | |
Brief Biographies of Crusading Figures | |
Historiography Or What Historians Have Said About The Crusades | |
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