Great Starting Points
on the Crusades
In our print collection:
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The best way to
begin your search is to figure out keywords that may lead you to the specific
information you need. Use some of the
keywords listed below are examples when searching the Internet or our online
catalog:
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Crusades
or Medieval Civilization or Knights and Knighthood
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Be sure to read
the list of books we have in our collection.
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Look in the
stacks for books cataloged under 940.1 for Crusades. Don’t
forget to check the reference aisle for these same call numbers beginning with R
or RS or RB.
From our RC
Try these Internet starting points
for information on the Crusades:
Many
of them will have other links to many other fine web sites.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1k.html
http://crusades.boisestate.edu/contents.html
3. The
Crusades
A look at the factors that brought about the Crusades. A history of the first
crusade, an overview of the other crusades, and a discussion of their legacy
for today.
http://www.click-education.com/Resources/crusades/intro1.htm
4.
Third
Crusade Bibliography
Medieval scholars and crusade enthusiasts will find use for these listings of
books related specifically to the third crusade.
http://www.ukans.edu/history/subject_tree/o1/bibl/kansas/crusades/11.html
5.
Crusades:
ORB Online Encyclopedia
The Online Reference Book for Medieval studies offers informed background on
the Crusades in eight chapters, supplemented by excerpts from primary texts
such as a speech made by Pope Urban II in 1095.
http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/religion/crusades/Crusade_Intro.html
6.
Crusades,
The: Five Centuries of Holy Wars
Here's a great resource for learning about the Crusades. There is a ton of
information about each of the five Crusades, their origins and effects, the
main people involved and much more.
http://www.intranet.ca/~magicworks/knights/overview.html
7.
Crusade
of the Poor People, 1095CE
Precursor to the actual first crusade, this illconceived Crusade of poor people
was led by Peter the Hermit at the bequest of Pope Urban II.
http://www.thehistorynet.com/MilitaryHistory/articles/1998/0298_text.htm
8.
Era
of the Crusades Map
Offers a general map of Europe and the
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/historical/Crusades_1905.jpg
9.
Chronology
of the Crusades
A time line representing significant dates in the history of the medieval
Crusades. The chronology starts with Pope Urban II's call to crusade in 1095,
and ends in 1365 with the sacking of
http://www.wcslc.edu/pers_pages/m-markow/sscle/ssclechr.html
10. Map
and Chronology of the First Crusade
Provides a map showing the route of the first crusade to
http://www.wzrd.com/home/scumacimbp/map.htm
11. The First Crusade and the Jews of Western Europe
A history and understanding of the effect of the First Crusade on European
Jewry
http://math.wustl.edu/~msh210
12. Crusades, A
Chronicle in Art
Provides a collection of art manuscripts from later medieval sources depicting scenes
from the Crusades. Includes historical details.
http://metalab.unc.edu/cgfa/crusades/crusades.html
13. Sixth
Crusade Assesment and Retrospective
Profiles the failures and accomplishments of the first five crusades, the
spontaneous Children's Crusade, and the role of Frederick II.
http://crusades.idbsu.edu/6th/index.html
14. The
Crusades: A Chronicle in Art
many contemporary European images depicting the Crusades.
http://sunsite.unc.edu/cjackson/crusades/
15. History
of the Third Crusade Essay
Essay describes the efforts of King Richard of
http://www.acsamman.edu.jo/~ms/crusades/third/history3.html
16. Second
Crusade
Recounts the arrival of crusading armies in
http://crusades.idbsu.edu/Outremer/17.htm
17. First
Crusade ORB Essay
Essay by Paul Crawford studies the 1st crusade to the
http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/religion/crusades/First_Crusade.html
18. Results
of the Second Crusade
Recounts the reasons for the failure of the second crusade and the widespread
reaction against crusading as a largescale movement.
http://crusades.idbsu.edu/2nd/12.htm
19. History of
the Sixth Crusade
Profiles the role Frederick II played in the sixth crusade to retake the
http://www.acsamman.edu.jo/~ms/crusades/sixth/six_his.html
20. Timeline
of The Sixth Crusade
Features a timeline of the events of the sixth crusade focusing on Frederick
II's contributions to the campaign to take
http://www.acsamman.edu.jo/~ms/crusades/sixth/sixthtime.html
21. Crusades,
The: Boise State University
Read the lectures that Dr. E.L. Skip Knox prepared for this online course about
the Crusades, looked at from a Western perspective. With a reading list and
virtual pilgrimage.
http://crusades.idbsu.edu/
22. SSCLE
The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East is composed of
scholar members who research the social implications of the Christian Crusades
of the Middle Ages.
http://www.wcslc.edu/pers_pages/m-markow/ssclehome.html
23. Crusades
Information Page, The
This brief home page dedicated to the Crusades offers a collection of links to
other sites about the Holy Wars and medieval history.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/9767/crusades.html
24. Crusades,
The: Professor Gerhard Rempel
You can learn about the origins of the Crusades at this page, which features
the text of a lecture by Professor Gerhard Rempel from Western New England
College.
http://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc1/lectures/21crusades.html
25. Byzantine
Empire - The Crusades
brief discription of the
http://crusades.idbsu.edu/Byzantium/
26. First
Crusade, The
Article examines the causes and consequences of the first Crusade 1095 to
1100CE leading to the establishment of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
http://www.ukans.edu/kansas/medieval/108/lectures/first_crusade.html
27. Crusades, The: A
History And Mythos Of The Knights Templar
This strongly pro-Holy Wars site provides information about the key players and
events of the Crusades.
http://intranet.ca/~magicworks/knights/overview.html
28. The
First Crusade
Site discussing the First Crusade, 10951099 AD, a pivotal event in European and
Middle Eastern history
http://www.brighton73.freeserve.co.uk/firstcrusade/Overview/Overview.htm
29. England during the
Crusades
Synopsis of the period concludes that the country was too weak to fully
participate in the Crusades to the
http://crusades.idbsu.edu/Europe/england01.html
30. The Crusades: The
Key Players
Pope Urban II: The Man Who started The Crusades
http://intranet.ca/~magicworks/knights/urbanii.html
31. Manuscript
Illustrations of the Crusades
A selection of images from 14th century manuscripts on the Crusades, from the
Bibliothýque Nationale de France.
http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/themes/t_1/st_1_02/a102_006.htm
32. Crusades, The:
Hanover College
The
http://history.hanover.edu/medieval/crusades.html
33. Greece
and the Crusades
Offers a history of the European Crusades from a Greek perspective. Provides
details on the fall of the
http://www.odysseas.com/history13.html
34. Italy during the
Crusades
Resource examines the role of
http://crusades.idbsu.edu/Europe/italy01.html
35. Holy Crusades
The History Guide
Find an analysis of the Crusades' origins, and of the role that relations with
the Byzantines played in their success or failure.
http://www.pagesz.net/~stevek/ancient/lecture25b.html
36. History
Today The Crusades, Islamic Perspectives
Malcolm Barber reviews a book by Carole Hillenbrand that looks at the Crusades
from an Islamic perspective.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1373/5_50/62087862/p1/article.jhtml
37. The Crusades
Eschatological Lemmings
Essay attempts to debunk popular theories about the origins of the Crusades,
especially that they were purely expansionist endeavors.
http://orb.rhodes.edu/non_spec/missteps/Ch2.html
38. Butler, J E
Crusade Against Regulation of Vice
Peruse Josephine E. Butler's essay Some Thoughts on the Present Aspect of the
Crusade Against the State Regulation of Vice, written in 1874.
http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/butler/thoughts.html
39. First Holy
Crusade, The
Offers an in depth overview of the first Crusade from a military and strategic
perspective. Provides several illustrations and book excerpts.
http://members.xoom.com/doru_gavril/crusadegen.htm
40. Medieval
Crusades
brief history of the Crusades, from
http://www.medievalcrusades.com
41. Crusades: A
Defensive Gesture
defending the Christian role in the Crusades.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/6981/defense.htm
42. Historian
European Jewry and the First Crusade
B.R. Gampel reviews Robert Chazan's 1996 book entitled European Jewry and the
First Crusade.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m2082/n2_v60/20412967/p1/article.jhtml
43. Crusades
Overview
Essay describes the history of the era of the Crusades, a series of battles
between Christians and Muslims over the Holy City of Jerusalem.
http://tqd.advanced.org/3708/crusades.htm
44. Documents Related to
the First Crusade
including Pope Urban II's speech in 1095 calling for the 1st Crusade.
http://www.wzrd.com/home/scumacimbp/pridocs.htm
45. Northern
Crusades against the last pagans of Europe.
Background information on the 13th century crusades against the Baltic Pagans.
Part of a site promoting novels set in the period.
http://www.erols.com/kazmara
46. Main Crusades
to the East Fifth to Eighth
Details the background, leaders, and outcomes of the fifth through the eighth
Medieval crusades to the
http://www.swishweb.com/trivia/History/history13.shtml
47.
The
First Crusade
http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/kansas/medieval/108/lectures/first_crusade_2.html
48. Crusades A&E
Historic Profile
Read this overview of the crusades which is a companion to the A&E 4video
set chronicling the Medieval campaigns or buy the videos.
http://www.aetv.com/scenes/ivanhoe/crusades.html
49. Crusades
- A Guide to Online Resources
including the text of Urban II's speech that initiated the popular campaign,
from the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/religion/crusades/crusade.html
50. Crusades
Historical Cheat Sheet
Essay supplies a brief description of each Crusade, and offers analysis of
their origins. Includes the Muslim point of view.
http://www.likesbooks.com/crusades.html
