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Author | : Michael Rank |
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Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 2013-07-31 |
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ISBN | : 9781491245378 |
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'The Crusades and the Soldiers of the Cross' is an exciting new book by best-selling author and historian Michael Rank about the quest to retake the Holy Land. It looks at the lives and times of the 10 most important people in one of the most interesting times in history, covering 1095 to 1212.Whether it is Peter the Hermit raising an army of 100,000 peasants to fight in the Holy Land with nothing but pitchforks or Baldwin IV personally leading his forces against Saladin despite having terminal leprosy, these larger-than-life figures were all drawn to the Holy Land and compelled to forsake their vast land holdings while embarking on a dangerous adventure against a superior enemy. This book will look at the reasons for these 10 figures joining the crusade. Perhaps it was for glory in battle, as was the case for Richard the Lionheart. For others it was simple curiosity, such as Eleanor of Aquitaine, who added dramatic panache to the whole affair and brought along 300 female servants donned in decorative armor and carrying lances while on the march to Jerusalem. For many it was a simple faith conviction, such as the thousands of child crusades, who legend has it marched to the Mediterranean sea and expected it to open for them as the Red Sea had done for Moses. Whatever their background, these 10 crusaders demonstrate that a person willing to brave the enormously dangerous journey -- traveling to to a different continent over land no less -- had a personality fitting for the fascinating time in which they lived.
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Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1851 |
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Author | : Fred Wright |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Crusades |
ISBN | : 9781900475006 |
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Author | : Soldiers |
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Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1851 |
Genre | : Crusades |
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Author | : Ronald C. Finucane |
Publisher | : J.M. Dent & Sons |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Mrs. Agar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 1858 |
Genre | : Crusades |
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Author | : Evan S. Connell |
Publisher | : Harvill Secker |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780436205446 |
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The year is 1095. Thousands of men, including many of the leaders of the Christian world, have assembled in a meadow in France near Clermont. Pope Urban appeals for the liberation of Jerusalem and the people shout, Deus lo volt!, God Wills It! The cry is taken up, echoes forth, is carried on. The crusades have begun. Wave upon wave of Christian pilgrims assault the growing power of the Muslims in the Holy Land and will do so for the next two hundred years. Most able men become soldiers of the Cross, and many of their women fight alongside them. It is a time of great adventure, of great exploration and cultural change. Uniting Christian Europe in a common cause, the crusades defined forever the spirit of the West.
Author | : William Henry Adams |
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Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2009-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1444664891 |
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author | : Barbara Hutton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 1869 |
Genre | : Crusades |
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Author | : Rita Stark |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0595457576 |
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It' s the eleventh century and Islam, born from the sands of the Arabian Desert, has spread from Syria to Spain. Muslims now rule a large part of what was once the Roman Empire. Eude de Châtillon, a monk at the monastery of Cluny, France, does not like what he sees. He leads expeditions to free Spain from its Muslim rulers. When he becomes Pope Urban II, he urges good Christians everywhere to free Jerusalem, and so the crusades begin. As pope, however, he is not able to lead the fight, so he gives authority to Peter the Hermit, a popular priest. At Peter's bidding, thousands of peasants join the crusade, which was named "The Popular Crusade." Fierce battles are fought throughout Spain, the Holy Land, and elsewhere as Christians and Muslims compete for power. The repercussions of this historic struggle are still evident today in the continued fighting in the Middle East; Muslim attitudes about the Western world and memories of the September 11 attacks. Knights of the Cross is the complete report of all the Crusades and a must-read for anyone struggling to understand how religious conflicts of the past have shaped the world today.