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ORB --Crusades
Essay on the legacy of the crusades
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Articles on the Crusades
links to primary sources on the crusades
more fromwww.deremilitari.org
Aims of the Medieval Crusades and How They Were Viewed by Byzantium JSTOR: Church History, Vol. 21, No. 2, (1952 ), pp. 123-134
Aims of the Medieval Crusades and How They Were Viewed by Byzantium
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The Crusades from the Perspective of Byzantium and Muslim World
Very interesting article from the Byzantuims point of view. it also questions whether they can be described as holy wars or as tribal conflicts. tries to establish how the Byzantiums may have looked at the wars and gives examples from the time in quiestio
more fromwww.doaks.org
Muslims in christian Iberia, 1000-1526: varieties of Mudejar experience by David Nirenberg
Article by David Nirenberg outlining what a Mudejar is and their varied experiences in reconquered Spain. Discussion of how Mudejar culture and religious practices were affected by Christian reconquest of Spain.
more fromwww.lbasg.group.shef.ac.uk
Albert of Aix and Ekkehard of Aura: Emico and the Slaughter of the Rhineland Jews
Primary source describing the slaughter of Jews in the Rhineland by the Christian crusaders. Interesting as it outlines the christian motives for the massacre.
more fromwww.fordham.edu
A selection of primary sources about the crusades
A good website that has a number of articles and primary sources about the crusades. Helpful as it gives more than one side and account of the events
more fromwww.fordham.edu
A Society Organized for War: Medieval Spain: Jstor article
A article that talks about war, reasons for it, with particular reference to the Holy Wars
more fromwww.jstor.org
The just war in the middle ages - ebook
A whole electronic book on the Holy Wars in the middle ages. Might need athens login if outside of uni but still useful to explore a wide selection of areas on the topic.
Primary Sources of the Crusades
Index of primary sources for the crusades - should be something useful in there!
more fromwww.crusades-encyclopedia.com
JSTOR: The English Historical Review, Vol. 110, No. 437, (1995 ), pp. 553-577
Article in which Tyerman questions whether the expeditions to the Holy Land of the 12th century should be described as 'crusades'. Argues that the 3rd crusade is an important turning point.
more fromwww.jstor.org
Medieval Sourcebook: Godfrey of Boullion Becomes Defender of H.S
Primary account of how the crusaders decided who would be king of the newly reconquered Jerusalem.
more fromwww.fordham.edu
Medieval sourcebook: Eugene III speech: second crusade
Primary source of the speech for the second crusade, quite difficult to get your head around because of the overuse of imagery, but useful in showing the attitude of the Papacy towards the issue of Holy War
more fromwww.fordham.edu
Comparision and Overview of Richard and Saladin
This is too long! it is interesting though, it gives a good description of the characters of both rulers, their role in the 3rd Crusade and most importantly highlights the problems of sources in recording the truth. It also tells the story of the 3rd Crus
more fromwww.shadowedrealm.com
From the Medieval Sourcebook -one of five major versions of Urban II's call for an expedition to Jerusalem - as written by Fulcher of Chartres
Fuclher of Chartres' version is considered to be the most reliable of the five, since he was present at the Council, went on the crusade and later in life had close relations with important crusading figures, such as being the King of Jerusalem,Baldwin's
more fromwww.fordham.edu
A lecture by a historian focusing on Convivencia and the Islamic Invasion of Iberia
Good, simple points outiling key events in the chronology of Iberia, and then goes on to explain methods and motives of Convivencia employed by the Muslims and their effects
more fromwww.rogerlouismartinez.com
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