A History of the Crusades II
The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East 1100-1187
$21.80
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2017
Summary
Runciman’s great Crusades trilogy reissued in Penguin Modern Classics
“The whole tale is one of faith and folly, courage and greed, hope and delusion.”
The triumph of the First Crusade transformed the eastern Mediterranean, creating a series of European-ruled states along the coast and in Armenia. But the region’s Muslim rulers were far from defeated and the major cities of inland Syria, Egypt and elsewhere now rallied to expel the colonisers. How could the crusaders stabilize…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241298763 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241298768 |
| Author: | Steven Runciman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2017 |
| Weight: | 329g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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About The Author
Steven Runciman
Sir Steven Runciman (1903-2000) was one of the greatest British historians. He drastically recast how we think about both the Crusades and the history of Byzantium. His major works include The Sicilian Vespers (1958), The Great Church in Captivity (1968), Byzantine Style and Civilization (1975) and Mistra (1980).
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