crusades

In 1097 Troyes, France, fourteen-year-old Elvina reaches out to a shunned family of German Jews, eventually drawing her grandfather, Bible and Talmud scholar Solomon ben Isaac, into helping her new friend's cousin Ephraim, whose memories of the Crusaders' cruelty have driven him mad.

Presents the imagined blog of Hans, a twelve-year-old boy living in Germany in 1212, following his adventures after he runs away to join the Children's Crusade to Jerusalem and hopefully find his older brother Otto.

Presents a brief biography of Richard I, who ruled Englandfrom 1189 to 1199, and provides information on his family, the time he spent fighting in the Third Crusade, and how he came to be known as "Richard the Lionheart." Includes timeline.

Presents alphabetized articles on approximately one thousand topics related to the Crusades, covering crusaders, rulers, places, institutions, and various themes, by contributors from twenty-five countries; and includes several primary texts, a chronology, and fifty-four maps.

Presents the cumulative index to the almanac, biographies, and primary sources volumes of "The Crusades, " reference library.

Relates how King Richard I of England and his troops nearly wrested Jerusalem from Muslim leader Saladin and the Saracens during the Third Crusade in 1191 A.D.

Re-creates the twelfth-century kidnapping and ransom of Richard the Lionheart, who was captured while trying to return to his home after the Third Crusade.

Provides a detailed history of the Crusades, covering their origins, prominent figures, the growth of militant Christianity, various political acts, and other related topics.

Presents a variety of information about life in the Middle Ages, including a story about a woman whose suspicions are aroused when a young man returns from the Crusades claiming to be her son; factual accounts; activities, stickers, and picture cards.

An illustrated biography of twelfth-century Egyptian and Syrian leader Saladin, which describes the Muslim world at that time, Saladin's childhood and rise to power, his military prowess and chivalry, and the Crusades.