568 Pages
by Routledge

568 Pages
by Routledge

568 Pages
by Routledge

A Chronology of the Crusades provides a day-by-day development of the Crusading movement, the Crusades and the states created by them through the medieval period. Beginning in the run-up to the First Crusade in 1095, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, and ending with the Turkish attack on Belgrade in 1456, this reference is a comprehensive guide to the events of each Crusade, concentrating... Read more

Introduction by Dr Peter Frankopan 1 1055-1094: the Prelude 2. 1095-1099: the First Crusade 3. 1100-1144: The Crusader States 4. 1145-1149: The Second Crusade 5. 1150-1187: The Crusader States 6.1188-1192: The Third Crusade 7. 1193-1204: The Crusader Kingdoms and the Fourth Crusade 8. 1205-1244 9. 1245-1261: The Sixth Crusade and After 10.1262-1291: The Seventh Crusade and the End of Outremer 11. 1292-1456: The Crusades after the loss of the Holy Land. Index



                             

Biography

Timothy Venning is an independent scholar educated at the University of London, with thirty years‘ experience of historical research. His books include Chronology of the Roman Empire (2010) and Anglo-Saxon Kings and Queens (2011).

"...the author provides a useful chronology that introduces the topic. Summing Up: Recommended." - J.A. Reuscher, Pennsylvania State University, CHOICE Review