Overview :John of Brienne's progress, from mid-ranking knightly status to king of Jerusalem and, later, Latin emperor of Constantinople, traces one of... Read More
Overview :One of the most unusual contributions to the crusading era was the idea of the leper knight - a response to the scourge of leprosy and the s... Read More
Overview :This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This ... Read More
Overview :Bertrandon de la Broquiere was esquire to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. Philip had plans for a new Crusade to the Holy Land and as part... Read More
Overview :The First Crusade was arguably one of the most significant events of the Middle Ages. It was the only event to generate its own epic cycle, ... Read More
Overview :The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advance... Read More
Overview :Called by T.E. Lawrence, 'the most brilliant Englishman in the Middle East', Ronald Storrs was a prominent British diplomat and governor who... Read More
Overview :Yerusholayim d'lite: di yidishe kultur in der lite (Jerusalem of Lithuania: A Reader in Yiddish Cultural History) by Jerold C. Frakes contai... Read More
Overview :What if you fell in love with someone, who is perfect for you? What if that person is from a completely different world? Even a hostile worl... Read More
Overview :Tarsus or Jerusalem deals with the youth of Saint Paul. It has generally been held that the Apostle of the Gentiles grew up in Tarsus, and t... Read More