crusades

Presents an account on the events of the First Crusade to Jerusalem in June, 1099 involving thousands of men, women, and children who traveled for three years from West Europe to reach Jerusalem. Covers key figures, the turning points, the spiritual beliefs of the participants, the political rivalries, and the massacre of the inhabitants.

Eleanor, the daughter of the duke of Aquitaine, becomes leader of one of the richest dukedoms in twelfth-century France after her father's death, and devises a scheme to marry the heir of the throne of France in order to protect her lands and her life.

Explores the lives of knights in the Middle Ages, focuses on the role they played in society, and examines the weaponry they used, the reasons behind their participation in tournaments and the history of the Crusades.

Studies the history of the seven major Crusades from 1095 to 1291 and argues that they were in response to unprovoked Muslim aggression against Christian people and holy places.

Murdo Ranulfson, left at home to guard his family's interests while his father and brothers go off to fight in the Crusades in 1095, is forced to embark on a dangerous pilgrimage of his own when his family's land is seized by a greedy king and corrupt clergy.

A brief survey of the Crusades from Pope Urban II's first call in 1095 to the last crusade 200 years later and discusses their purpose and effects.