The crusades are an area of medieval history that continues to fascinate modern audiences. This is the first true introduction to the crusades that provides a balanced, comprehensive overview aimed specifically at students.

Jonathan Phillips outlines the key events and issues in the history of the crusades to the Holy Land down to the end of the 12th century. The work covers the history of the crusades from the origins of the First Crusade to the impact of these campaigns on the Eastern Mediterranean and follows the response to the crusades through the rise of the jihad.

The Crusades, 1095-1197 is the first text to provide a balanced introduction to the crusades aimed specifically at students.

About the Author

Jonathan Phillips is Professor of Crusading History at Royal Holloway, University of London. He teaches extensively on the crusades both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. He is the author of Defenders of the Holy Land: Relations between the Latin East and the West, 1119-1187 (1996), and most recently, The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople (Pimlico, 2005). He has also written articles for BBC History, and History Today, and has published in the Independent. He has made a number of radio appearances on Radio 3 and Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, and has contributed to several television programmes for Channel 4, the BBC and the History Channel USA.

Book Information
ISBN 9781405872935
Author Jonathan Phillips
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Pearson Education Limited
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd