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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Geschichte der Kreuzzüge Geschichte der Kreuzzüge H. E. Mayer The second edition of The Crusades, for long the standard work on the subject, has been extensively rewritten to take account of the latest research and new interpretations. Crusading was a central t… OL1409844W
The Alexiad The Alexiad Anna Komnene Anna Comnena (1083-1153) wrote The Alexiad as an account of the reign of her father, the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I. It is also an important source of information on the Byzantine war with the Norma… OL17048876W
Mijn broer, mijn broer Mijn broer, mijn broer Michael Alexander Eisner Een Spaanse broeder drijft in 1275 de duivel uit bij een vroegere vriend die volkomen waanzinnig is teruggekeerd van een kruistocht. OL27060546W
The First Crusade The First Crusade Edward Peters From the pontificate of Leo IX (1049-1054) to that of Urban II (1088-1099) the movement for ecclesiastical reform which had spread from small monastic centers in Italy, Burgundy, and Lorraine came to… OL3243796W
God's war God's war Christopher Tyerman The story of how a group of warriors, driven by faith, greed and wanderlust, carved out new Christian-ruled states in the Middle East is one of the most extraordinary of all epics. The crusaders' stu… OL619226W