Documents on the Later Crusades, 1274-1580
Housley, Norman1996
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London : Macmillan Press, 1996.
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304p. : further reading.
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Not yet published.Publication date: 01/11/1996.Readership level: Undergraduate; Postgraduate; Research/professional.A collection of translated documents on the crusading movement in the late Middle Ages. The texts illuminate as wide a range of crusading activity as possible, covering the entire period from the last years of Frankish Syria in the 13th century to the age of the Counter-Reformation.
Contents:
Introduction - Crusades to the Holy Land - The Problem of the Turks - The Spanish Reconquista and Beyond - The Crusades along the Baltic - Crusades against Christians - The Developing Theory of the Crusade - Key Institutional Features - The Military Order - Criticism and Disillusionment - Continuing Popularity and Appeal - Reading List.
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0333485599 (pbk)0333485580
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English
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2514328