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The crusader states /

When the armies of the First Crusade wrested Jerusalem from control of the Fatimids of Egypt in 1099, they believed their victory was an evident sign of God's favor. It was, therefore, incumbent upon them to fulfill what they understood to be God's plan: to reestablish Christian control of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barber, Malcolm (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The expedition to Jerusalem
  • Syria and Palestine
  • The first settlers
  • The origins of the Latin states
  • The military, institutional and ecclesiastical framework
  • Antioch and Jerusalem
  • The second generation
  • The Zengid threat
  • The Frankish imprint
  • King Amalric
  • The disintegration of the crusader states
  • The Battle of Hattin and its consequences
  • The third crusade
  • Conclusion.