The Crusades
By: Helen Nicholson.
Series: Greenwood guides to historic events of the medieval world
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Crusades
Description: "Covering the classic crusades to the Holy Lands and the taking and defending of Jerusalem, Nicholson also gives equal treatment to the Requonquista of the Iberian peninsula, the subjugation and conversion of pagans in Northwestern Europe, the Crusades against the Ottoman Turks in the Balkans, and the internal Crusades against the heretical Albigensians and Hussites." "Following a narrative history, thematic chapters provide an overview of the Crusades - why scholars believe they were fought, why they appealed to a very broad cross-section of Europe's population, and what motivated crusaders to dedicate years of their lives to the martial cause of Christendom."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-184) and index.