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The Crusades: Classic Histories Series: The War Against Islam 1096-1798
Malcolm Billings
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Description for The Crusades: Classic Histories Series: The War Against Islam 1096-1798
Paperback. Series: Classic Histories Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 117 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBLC1; HBWC; HRAM9; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
In 1095 Pope Urban II granted absolution to anyone who would fight to reclaim the Holy Land. With God at their backs, the first Christian crusaders embarked on an unprecedented religious war. While addressing the contribution of flamboyant characters like Saladin and Richard the Lionheart, Malcolm Billings also looks at the experiences of the peasants, knights and fighting monks who took the cross for Christendom and the Holy Warriors of Islam who, after battle on battle, emerged victorious. He analyses the ebb and flow of crusade and counter-crusade and details the shifting structures of government in the Levant, ... Read more
In 1095 Pope Urban II granted absolution to anyone who would fight to reclaim the Holy Land. With God at their backs, the first Christian crusaders embarked on an unprecedented religious war. While addressing the contribution of flamboyant characters like Saladin and Richard the Lionheart, Malcolm Billings also looks at the experiences of the peasants, knights and fighting monks who took the cross for Christendom and the Holy Warriors of Islam who, after battle on battle, emerged victorious. He analyses the ebb and flow of crusade and counter-crusade and details the shifting structures of government in the Levant, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Classic Histories Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750978545
SKU
V9780750978545
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About Malcolm Billings
Malcolm Billings's books include The Cross and the Crescent and History of the English.
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