A History of the Crusades: 3 Volumes
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Sir Steven Runcimans three volume A History of the Crusades one of the great classics of English historical writing is now being reissued. Volume I deals completely with the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem. Volume II describes the Frankish states of Outremer from the accession of King Baldwin I to the re-conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin and in the final volume Runciman examines the revival of the Frankish kingdom from the time of the Third Crusade until its collapse a century later. The interwoven themes of the book include: Christiandom the replacement of the cultured Ayubites by the less sympathetic Mameluks as leader of the Moslem world and the coming of the Mongols. Runciman includes a chapter on architecture and the arts and an epilogue on the last manifestations of the Crusading spirit.
