Description In this collection of essays, the story of the Crusades is told as never before in an engrossing and comprehensive History that ranges from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideals and imagery that continues today.
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Here are the ideas of apologists, propagandists, and poets about the Crusades, as well as the perceptions and motives of the crusaders themselves and the means by which they joined the movement.
Description In this collection of essays, the story of the Crusades is told as never before in an engrossing and comprehensive History that ranges from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideals and imagery that continues today