Robert the Monk's History of the First Crusade - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Robert the Monk's History of the First Crusade write by Carol Sweetenham. This book was released on 2017-09-19. Robert the Monk's History of the First Crusade available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the first English translation of Robert the Monk's Historia Iherosolimitana, a Latin prose chronicle describing the First Crusade. In addition to providing new and unique information on the Crusade (Robert claims to have been an eyewitness of the Council of Clermont in 1095), its particular interest lies in the great popularity it enjoyed in the Middle Ages. The text has close links with the vernacular literary tradition and is written in a racy style which would not disgrace a modern tabloid journalist. Its reflection of contemporary legends and anecdotes gives us insights into perceptions of the Crusade at that time and opens up interesting perspectives onto the relationship of history and fiction in the twelfth century. The introduction discusses what we know about Robert, his importance as a historical source and his place in the literary tradition of the First Crusade.
The First Crusade
The First Crusade - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The First Crusade write by Jonathan P. Phillips. This book was released on 1997. The First Crusade available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The First Crusade (1095-9) a mass of armed pilgrims aiming to march 4000 kilometers to the Holy Land to conquer Jerusalem was one of the most remarkable episodes in medieval history. Essays from nine leading academics offer new perspectives on two main themes: reconsideration of the evidence available to historians and appreciation of the Crusade's impact on the people of the eastern Mediterranean.
The First Crusade and Idea of Crusading
The First Crusade and Idea of Crusading - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The First Crusade and Idea of Crusading write by Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith. This book was released on 2003-04-01. The First Crusade and Idea of Crusading available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. ""Riley-Smith marshals his case lucidly.""--Times Literary Supplement ""Riley-Smith's analysis of the formation of Crusading ideology offers a provocative new interpretation. . . . [His] scholarship is impeccable, and he supports his contentions with
The First Crusade
The First Crusade - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The First Crusade write by Edward Peters. This book was released on 2011-06-03. The First Crusade available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The First Crusade received its name and shape late. To its contemporaries, the event was a journey and the men who took part in it pilgrims. Only later were those participants dubbed Crusaders—"those signed with the Cross." In fact, many developments with regard to the First Crusade, like the bestowing of the cross and the elaboration of Crusaders' privileges, did not occur until the late twelfth century, almost one hundred years after the event itself. In a greatly expanded second edition, Edward Peters brings together the primary texts that document eleventh-century reform ecclesiology, the appearance of new social groups and their attitudes, the institutional and literary evidence dealing with Holy War and pilgrimage, and, most important, the firsthand experiences by men who participated in the events of 1095-1099. Peters supplements his previous work by including a considerable number of texts not available at the time of the original publication. The new material, which constitutes nearly one-third of the book, consists chiefly of materials from non-Christian sources, especially translations of documents written in Hebrew and Arabic. In addition, Peters has extensively revised and expanded the Introduction to address the most important issues of recent scholarship.
Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy
Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy write by William M. Aird. This book was released on 2008. Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The career of Robert Curthose, William the Conqueror's eldest son and duke of Normandy from 1087 to 1106, has long merited detailed reappraisal. Robert's relationship with members of his family shaped the political landscape of England and Normandy for much of the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries, and this new biography firmly locates the duke's career in the social, cultural and political context of the times." "William Aird's biography offers a fresh assessment of the dynamics of Norman political culture and presents a critique of medieval rulership. For much of his life, Robert's presence influenced the actions of the kings of England and even after his incarceration by Henry I (from 1106 until his death in 1134) his son William Clito (d. 1128) continued the fight. Robert Curthose is returned to centre stage in the bloody drama of the period, a drama which has been so long dominated by accounts from a royal and English perspective."--BOOK JACKET.
