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The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Crusades eBook
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Crusades |
| Author: |
Williams, Paul L. |
| Publisher: |
Alpha Books |
| Format: |
ebook |
| Price: |
£12.72 or $18.95 |
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About The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Crusades
Paul Williams covers the four great Christian crusades to reconquer the Holy Land. A must read for both the casual reader, as well as history buffs it provides not only an easy to read guide through this epoch but also an excellent introduction to the Middle Ages. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Crusades describes the world of the Middle Ages and the events that began in 1095 in vivid detail. Here you?ll meet crusaders such as Godfrey of Bouillon, the deeply religious leader of a Frankish army, who wrestled a bear - and won. You?ll learn why the Europeans called the Moslems "Saracens" and what modern banking owes to monastic knights. You?ll even discover how one crusader?s case of dysentery was instrumental in the conquest of Jerusalem. So get ready for a tour of the tumultuous Crusades. And when you?re through, you?ll understand the basics of one of the most fascinating periods in history.
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