Crusaders And Revolutionaries Of The Thirteenth Century

Author : Darren Baker
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781526745507

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Crusaders and Revolutionaries of the Thirteenth Century by Darren Baker Pdf

This family biography charts the rise and fall of the medieval dynasty credited with establishing England’s parliamentary system. Originally from France, the de Montfort family grew to prominence during the 13th century as heroes of the Crusades. Winning lordships around the Mediterranean, they married into the English aristocracy and ascended to an Earlship. Historian Darren Baker explores the family history, dispelling misconceptions and shedding light on its most significant members. Simon de Montfort, a renowned commander of the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in France, ascended to the peerage as the 5th Earl of Leicester. But it is his son and namesake who is perhaps the best known. Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, led the Second Baron’s War against King Henry III and established the first parliamentary state in Europe. After Simon’s death at Evesham in 1265, the family falls into decline. Their fate is sealed when their role in a vengeful political murder scandalizes Europe. The lineage ends when Eleanor de Montfort, the last Princess of Wales, dies in childbirth and her daughter is raised as a nun.

Author : Darren Baker
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1526745496

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Crusaders and Revolutionaries of the Thirteenth Century by Darren Baker Pdf

One of the families that dominated the thirteenth century were the de Montforts. They arose in France, in a hamlet close to Paris, and grew to prominence under the crusading fervor of that time, taking them from leadership in the Albigensian wars to lordships around the Mediterranean. They marry into the English aristocracy, join the crusade to the Holy Land, then another crusade in the south of France against the Cathars. The controversial stewardship of Simon de Montfort (V) in that conflict is explored in depth. It is his son Simon de Montfort (VI) who is perhaps best known. His rebellion against Henry III of England ultimately establishes the first parliamentary state in Europe. The decline of the family begins with Simon's defeat and death at Evesham in 1265. Initially they revive their fortunes under the new king of Sicily, but they scandalize Europe with a vengeful political murder. By this time it is the twilight of the crusades era and the remaining de Montforts either perish or are expelled. Eleanor de Montfort, the last Princess of Wales, dies in childbirth and her daughter is raised as a nun.

Author : Janet Shirley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351947114

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Crusader Syria in the Thirteenth Century by Janet Shirley Pdf

The Old French ’Rothelin’ Continuation of William of Tyre’s Historia provides one of the best contemporary narratives of the history of the crusades and of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in the mid-thirteenth century. Covering the period 1229-61, it has vivid accounts of the disastrous expeditions led by Count Theobald of Champagne (1239-40) and King Louis IX of France (1248-54) as well as of other events in the East. But the text contains far more than this, with a detailed description of Jerusalem itself, songs of protest written by crusaders, and a variety of marvels and adventures, including stories of Alexander the Great, and the poisonous snakes encountered by the Roman army under Cato. This text is here translated into English for the first time, together with a narrative for the same years taken from another Old French Continuation of William of Tyre’s work, part of L’Estoire de Eracles. Both accounts are translated from the Receuil des historiens des croisades: Historiens occidentaux vol. 2 (Paris, 1859). An introduction and full notes make these thirteenth-century events and ideas accessible to students of medieval history and to anyone interested in the lives and patterns of thought of people of that time.

Author : Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1826
Category : Albigenses
ISBN : UOM:39015073729637

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History of the Crusades Against the Albigenses by Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi Pdf

Author : Robert Ignatius Burns
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Crusades
ISBN : OCLC:1025607065

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Islam Under the Crusaders. Colonial Survival in the Thirteenth Century Kingdom of Valencia. [Mit Kt. -Skizz.] by Robert Ignatius Burns Pdf

Author : Régine Pernoud
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0898709490

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The Crusaders by Régine Pernoud Pdf

Author : Jean Charles L?onard Simonde de Sismondi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1833
Category : Religion
ISBN : OCLC:1000338337

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History of the Crusades by Jean Charles L?onard Simonde de Sismondi Pdf

This book lends a complete history of the Crusade agains the protestant Albigensians that began in 1207 and lasted for over 40 years, well into the latter Crusades. The Albigensians, or Cathars, were persecuted by the Catholic Church for their heretical views, and forced to convert or be burnt at the stake. It is estimated that well over 20,000 people were killed in the South of France during the long Crusade.

Author : Jonathan Sumption
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780571266579

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The Albigensian Crusade by Jonathan Sumption Pdf

In twelfth century Languedoc a subversive heresy of Eastern origin flourished to an extraordinary degree. The Albingenses believed that the world was created by an evil spirit, and that all worldly things - including the Church - were by nature sinful. Jonathan Sumption's acclaimed history examines the roots of the heresy, the uniquely rich culture of the region which nurtured it, and the crusade launched against it by the Church which resulted in one of the most savage of all medieval wars. '[Sumption] never fails to keep his narrative lively with the particular and the pertinent. He is excellent on the tactics and spirit of medieval warfare.' Frederic Raphael, Sunday Times

Author : E. J. Mylod,Guy Jacob Macdonald Perry,Thomas W. Smith,Jan Vandeburie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Crusades
ISBN : 147244857X

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The Fifth Crusade in Context by E. J. Mylod,Guy Jacob Macdonald Perry,Thomas W. Smith,Jan Vandeburie Pdf

This volume brings together an international group of scholars working on the Fifth Crusade and the crusading movement in the early thirteenth century, exemplifying the new approaches being pursued in the study of the crusades and religious medieval history more broadly. The contributions address the historiographical debate, the roles of the papacy and the German empire, the preaching and recruiting of the crusade, the situation in Egypt and the Holy Land, the political importance of the crusade in Europe, and, finally, its lasting legacy in the textual traditions.

Author : Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi,University of Michigan. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1826
Category : Albigenses
ISBN : OCLC:607920592

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History of the Crusades Against the Albigenses, in the Thirteenth Century by Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi,University of Michigan. Library Pdf

Author : Jean-Charles-Leonard Simonde Sismondi
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1358919658

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History of the Crusades Against the Albigenses by Jean-Charles-Leonard Simonde Sismondi Pdf

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Author : Joseph Reese Strayer
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0472064762

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The Albigensian Crusades by Joseph Reese Strayer Pdf

Interprets thirteenth-century crusades in terms of the development of Europe, especially France

Author : Sophie Thérèse Ambler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190946241

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The Song of Simon de Montfort by Sophie Thérèse Ambler Pdf

A biography of one of the Middle Ages' most controversial, reckless, and heroic figures Born in France in the early thirteenth century to a crusading father of the same name, Simon de Montfort traveled to England in his adulthood, where he claimed the earldom of Leicester and ingratiated himself into King Henry III's inner circles. Initially a trusted advisor, Simon's good relationship with the king did not last. Frustrated by the increasing injustice meted out to his subjects, Simon would go on to rebel against him, marching on the king's hall at Westminster and leading England's first revolution, and imposing a parliamentary system on Henry's rule. Montfort's life touched on nearly every notable event of the thirteenth century, from the holy wars being fought both abroad and closer to home, to the rebellion against the Plantagenets, to his campaigns against Jews in Leicester. The account of his death in battle-swinging his sword to the last-is one of the most graphic ever written of a medieval battlefield. Ambler provides a living portrait of the Middle Ages, brimming with illuminating insights into religion, society, the nobility, warfare, and daily life. In the words of bestselling historian Dan Jones, Ambler is "a dazzlingly talented historian" and her book on Simon de Montfort "marks the arrival of a formidably gifted historian."

Author : Christopher Tyerman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1988-07-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0226820122

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England and the Crusades, 1095-1588 by Christopher Tyerman Pdf

A potent mixt of salvation and adventure, the Crusades were one of the most prominent features of medieval Europe, reflecting and directing religious and secular movements in Western society for half a millennium. Christopher Tyerman offers the first book-length study of the role of England in the Crusades. Focusing on the courtroom and council chamber rather than the battlefield, he demonstrates the impact of the Crusades on the political and economic functions of English society. Drawing on a wide range of archival, chronicle, and literary evidence, Tyerman brings to life the royal personalities, foreign policy, political intrigue, taxation and fundraising, and the crusading ethos that gripped England for hundreds of years. "An ambitious task to undertake. . . . Tyerman has done the job not only thoroughly but brilliantly. . . . A highly impressive study, deserving rich praise and wide readership."—Norman Housley, Times Literary Supplement "Christopher Tyerman has written a wonderful book. . . . [He] manages to confront thorny issues in scholarship and to contribute new perspectives on them."—William Chester Jordan, American Historical Review "Tyerman provides valuable insights into preaching, recruitment, and the funding and organisation of crusading expeditions. . . . Fascinating new perspectives on English history."—Edward Powell, Sunday Times "Impressive. . . . Tyerman's research has yielded valuable evidence, and his admirably lucid argument sheds new light on a complex and bloody period in English history."—Virginia Quarterly Review

Author : William Chester Jordan
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400869664

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Louis IX and the Challenge of the Crusade by William Chester Jordan Pdf

Louis IX has long been known both as a saintly crusader and as the founder of effective royal administration in France. But, in spite of a vast amount of research, the details of what happened under his rule and why it happened have been little understood. Synthesizing this research from a thematic perspective, William Chester Jordan integrates the various facets of the king's reign from 1226 to 1270 to show how the monarch's reforms were inextricably connected with his crusades. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.