A History of the Crusades, Volume 1Sir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing, is being reissued. This volume deals completely with the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem. As Runciman says in his preface: 'Whether we regard the Crusades as the most tremendous and most romantic of Christian adventures, or as the last of the barbarian invasions, they form a central fact in medieval history. Before their inception the centre of our civilization was placed in Byzantium and in the lands of the Arab caliphate. Before they faded out the hegemony in civilization had passed to western Europe. Out of this transference modern history was born.' |
Contents
Holy Peace and Holy War | 83 |
The Rock of Saint Peter | 93 |
BOOK III | 112 |
The Campaign in Asia Minor | 175 |
Armenian Interlude | 195 |
The Road to Jerusalem page | 265 |
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Adhemar Albert of Aix Aleppo Alexius Anna Comnena Antioch Arab Armenian arrived Asia Minor attack Baldwin battle Bishop Bohemond Byzantine Byzantium Caesarea Caliph camp captured century Christendom Christian chroniclers Church Cilician coast command Constantinople Count cross Crusaders Crusading army Daimbert Damascus Duqaq East eastern Egypt Emir Emperor Empire expedition Fatimids force Frankish Franks frontier Fulcher of Chartres garrison Gate Gesta Francorum Godfrey Godfrey's Greek Gregory Hagenmeyer Holy ibid imperial Islam Italy Jerusalem Jews joined journey Kerbogha knights lands Latin Lattakieh leaders letter Lorraine marched Matthew of Edessa Moslem Nicaea Nicephorus Normans Orthodox Palestine Patriarch pilgrimage pilgrims Pope princes probably Radulph raids Raymond of Aguilers road Robert of Flanders Robert of Normandy Rome Saint Seldjuk sent siege soldiers soon Stephen of Blois Symeon Syria Tancred Thoros took town troops Turkish Turks Urban walls West western William of Tyre Yaghi-Siyan