In 1095 the First Crusade was launched, establishing a great military endeavour which was a central preoccupation of Europeans until the end of the thirteenth century. In Western warfare in the age of the Crusades, 1000-1300 John France offers a wide-ranging and challenging survey of war and warfare and its place in the development of European Society, culture and economy in the period of the Crusades. Placing the crusades in a wider context, this book brings together the wealth of recent scholarly research on such issues as knighthood, siege warfare, chivalry and fortifications into...
In 1095 the First Crusade was launched, establishing a great military endeavour which was a central preoccupation of Europeans until the end of the th...
"The Journal of Medieval Military History continues to consolidate its now assured position a"The Journal of Medieval Military History continues to consolidate its now assured position as the leading a
"The Journal of Medieval Military History continues to consolidate its now assured position a"The Journal of Medieval Military History continues to co...