Defending the City of God
Subtitle: a medieval queen, the first Crusades, and the quest for peace in Jerusalem
By: Sharan Newman
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781137278654
Subjects: Politics and government; Cultural pluralism; Crusades; Military History; Social change; Social conditions; History; Biography; Queens
Description: "A fresh and highly accessible history of the Holy Lands during the Middle Ages, revealing a rich and diverse culture and the fight to save Jerusalem from the Crusaders"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-249) and index.
Table of contents: title: Arranging the chessboard; title: Child of the first Christian city; title: Worlds colliding; title: The frontier county; title: Oh, Jerusalem!; title: The field of blood; title: Keeping the Home fires burning; title: Forging a kingdom; title: Queen in training; title: Finding a king; title: Preparing to pass the torch; title: Training a king; title: Taming a king; title: Prince not-so-charming; title: Melisende Regina Sola; title: Of kings, queens and tourists; title: Melisende's final conflict.