Crusaders: An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands 1781858888, 9781781858882, 9781781858875

Dan Jones, best-selling chronicler of the Middle Ages, turns his attention to the history of the Crusades – the sequence

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Crusaders: An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands
1781858888, 9781781858882, 9781781858875

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Table of contents :
By the Same Author
Dedication
Copyright
Epigraph
List of Maps
Introduction

PART I: TRIAL BY ORDEAL
1.    The Count and the Imam
2.    Poets and Party Kings
3.    Empire Under Siege
4.    Deus Vult!
5.    The Preacher’s Tale
6.    March of the Princes
7.    The Longest Winter
8.    Jerusalem
9.    Dividing the Spoils

PART II: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
10.   Sigurd Jerusalemfarer
11.   Fields of Blood
12.   A New Knighthood
13.   Melisende the Magnificent
14.   The Swords of Our Fathers
15.   Converted or Deleted
16.   History Repeating
17.   The Race for Egypt
18.   Because of Our Sins

PART III: THE HARVEST OF THE EARTH
19.   Lionesses and Lionhearts
20.   Consumed by Fire
21.   Enemies Within
22.   The River of Paradise
23.   Immutator Mundi
24.   Khans and Kings
25.   The Enemy From Hell
26.   Fragments and Dreams
27.   Brave New Worlds

Epilogue: Crusaders 2.0
Plate Section

APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Cast of Major Characters
Appendix 2: Kings and Queens of Jerusalem
Appendix 3: Popes
Appendix 4: Emperors
Notes

Bibliography
Index
About the Author
An Invitation from the Publisher

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