ABOUT THIS BOOK

The six volumes of A History of the Crusades will stand as the definitive history of the Crusades, spanning five centuries, encompassing Jewish, Moslem, and Christian perspectives, and containing a wealth of information and analysis of the history, politics, economics, and culture of the medieval world.

REVIEWS

“A highly-respected series . . . [a] 30-year project known for its high quality of research, editing, and printing. . . . Recommended for all libraries”—Choice

“Like the Crusades themselves, this History will . . . long stand as a monument to the vision of its founders and the dogged persistence of its participants.”—Speculum

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS

Foreword

Foreword to the Second Edition

Preface

A Note on Transliteration and Nomenclature

Abbreviations

I
The Norman Kingdom of Sicily and the Crusades

Wieruszowski, Helene

II
The Third Crusade: Richard the Lionhearted and Philip Augustus

Painter†, Sidney

III
The Crusades of Frederick Barbarossa and Henry VI

Johnson, Edgar N.

IV
Byzantium and the Crusades, 1081–1204

Hussey, Joan M.

V
The Fourth Crusade

Mcneal†, Edgar H.
Wolff, Robert Lee

VI
The Latin Empire of Constantinople, 1204–1261

Wolff, Robert Lee

VII
The Frankish States in Greece, 1204–1311

Longnon, Jean

VIII
The Albigensian Crusade

Evans†, Austin P.

IX
The Children's Crusade

Zacour, Norman P.

X
The Political Crusades of the Thirteenth Century

Strayer, Joseph R.

XI
The Fifth Crusade

Van Cleve, Thomas C.

XII
The Crusade of Frederick II

Van Cleve, Thomas C.

XIII
The Crusade of Theobald of Champagne and Richard of Cornwall, 1239–1241

Painter†, Sidney

XIV
The Crusades of Louis IX

Strayer, Joseph K.

XV
The Crusader States, 1192–1243

Hardwicke, Mary Nickerson

XVI
The Crusader States, 1243–1291

Runciman, Sir Steven

XVII
The Kingdom of Cyprus, 1191–1291

Furber, Elizabeth Chapin

XVIII
The Kingdom of Cilician Armenia

Nersessian, Sirarpie Der

XIX
The Turks in Iran and Anatolia before the Mongol Invasions

Caben, Claude

XX
The Aiyūbids

Gibb, Sir Hamilton A. R.

XXI
The Mongols and the Near East

Caben, Claude

XXII
The Mamluk Sultans to 1293

Ziada, Mustafa M.

Important Dates and Events

Gazetteer and Note on Maps

Index

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