The Crusades : a history / Jonathan Riley-Smith. [print]

Introduction: The crusades and history

The old consensus Traditionalism Materialism A 'Golden Age' followed by doldrums Early signs of revival: The history of the Latin East Alternatives to traditionalism The challenge to materialism Different perceptions.

1. Holy and penitential warfare

Holy warfare Penitential warfare.

2. The birth of the crusading movement: The preaching of the First Crusade

The casus belli Pope Urban II A war of liberation A penitential war-pilgrimage Jerusalem Crusaders as penitents The response Pogroms and anti-Judaism.

3. The course of the First Crusade

The condition of Isalm The first wave The second wave: The march to Constantinople The second wave: Constantinople to Antioch The second wave: The siege of Antioch and its aftermath The second wave: The liberation of Jerusalem The achievement of the second wave The third wave Developments in the idea of crusading.

4. The holy places and the patriarchates of Jerusalem and Antioch

The founding of the settlements The embellishment of the holy places The establishment of the Latin Church The Latin Church after 1111 and relations with the indigenous The contribution of the Latin Church The military orders.

5. Settlement, government and defence of the Latin East, 1097-1187

Countryside and town The legal status of the indigenous Administration The crown and the lords Baldwin I to Baldwin IV The defence of the settlements The Battle of Hattin and the loss of Jerusalem.

6. Crusading in adolescence, 1102-87

Crusaders or pilgrims The early crusades of the twelfth century The Second Crusade Low morale The development of traditions.

7. Crusading comes of age, 1187-1229

The Third Crusade The crusade of 1197 Pope Innocent III The Fourth Crusade The Baltic crusades The crusade against Markward of Anweiler The Albigensian Crusade Crusading in the Iberian peninsula The Children's Crusade The preaching of the Fifth Crusade The course of the Fifth Crusade The crusade of Frederick II.

8. Crusading in maturity, 1229-c. 1291

Crusading thought, privileges and propaganda in the mid-thirteenth century Taxation The Barons' Crusade The first crusade of St. Louis Crusading in Prussia and Livonia The first crusades against the Mongols Crusading in Iberia Crusades against heretics Political crusades Reactions to the diversification of crusading The second crusade of St. Louis Pope Gregory X The failure to launch a great crusade after 1276

9. The Latin East, 1192-c. 1291

Cilician Armenia Cyprus Greece The Italians The Ayyubids The settlers' knowledge of Muslim politics Antioch-Tripoli Constitutional conflict in the kingdom of Jerusalem The Mamluks Changes to the Asiatic trade routes The conquests of Baybars The destruction of the settlements in Palestine and Syria.

10. The variety of crusading, c. 1291-1523

The range of options Crusade theoreticians The fall of the Templars The Teutonic Knights in Prussia and Livonia The Hospitallers of St. John on Rhodes Features of hte order-states Cyrpus Greece Crusading in Iberia, 1302-54 Crusading in Italy, 1302-78 Crusading to the East in the aftermath of the fall of Acre Crusading to the East, 1323-60, and the emergence of leagues Peter I of Cyprus Concern about the Turks Crusades engendered by the Great Schism The crusades of Mahdia and Nicopolis Crusading against the Turks, 1397-1413 The Hussite crusades The crusade of Varna Reactions to the loss of Constantinople, the modernization of crusading and the reappearance of peasant armies The conquest of Granada and the invasion of North Africa Crusade plans, 1484-1522.

11. The lingering death of the crusading movement, 1523-1892

The Reformation Religio-military orders North Africa The eastern theatre The Hospitallers of St. John and Malta Para-crusading and pseudo-crusading in the age of Imperialism The last crusaders The modern Islamic counter-crusade Obliteration.

Modern Biographical Essay

Themes

Definition Crusade ideas Preaching crusades Liturgy Crusade literature Recruitment and motivation Women Finance Warfare by land and sea (including warfare in the crusade settlements) ; The Byzantine Greeks The Jews The Muslims The Mongols The Crusades to the East The First Crusade The Second Crusade The Third Crusade The Fourth Crusade The Children's Crusade The Fifth Crusade The Barons' Crusade The crusades of St. Louis (Louis IX of France) ; Pope Gregory X and the crusades The later crusades, 1274 onwards Crusading in other Theatres of War Iberia The Baltic and the northeastern Crusades Crusades against heretics and opponents of the Church The nineteenth century The Latin settlements on the Levantine mainland Edessa Cilician Armenia Antioch-Tripoli Jerusalem Trade The Latin patriarchates of Jerusalem and Antioch Art and architecture Cyprus Greece The military orders General The Knights Templar The Knights Hospitaller of St. John The Teutonic Order The Iberian Orders Lesser military orders Sources in English translation Western sources for the Crusades The Latin East: Antioch, Tripoli, Jerusalem Cyprus and Greece The military orders Greek sources Arab sources Hebrew sources.

Maps

Theatres of war Europe and the Near East, 1094-1291 Palestine, Syria, Cilicia, Cyprus and Egypt Jerusalem in the twelfth century South west France and the Iberian Peninsula The Mediterranean sea lanes Greece, Thrace and Western Asia Minor Europe and the Near East, 1292-1798 The Baltic region Italy North Africa.

"The Crusades: A History is the definitive account of a key topic in medieval and religious history. Jonathan Riley-Smith, a world authority on the subject, explores the organisation of a crusade, the experience of crusading and the crusaders themselves, producing a textbook that is as accessible as it is comprehensive. This exciting new third edition includes: - Substantial new material on crusade theory, historiography and translated texts - An expanded scope that extends the text to cover the decline of crusading in the nineteenth century - Valuable pedagogical features, such as a revised bibliography, maps, illustrations and a brand new chronology This book is essential reading for all students and scholars seeking to understand the Crusades and their significance in world history."--Publisher description.

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