Format:
1 online resource (460 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780826432018
Content:
The capture of Jerusalem by the First Crusade in 1099 signalled the beginning of an armed struggle in Palestine and throughout the Eastern Mediterranean which lasted until the 15th century. It was a war dominated by the building, securing and besieging of castles rather than by pitched battles. Kristian Molin covers the military history of the crusades on a wider geographical scale than previous historians, taking in Armenia, Cyprus and Greece as well as the Holy Land. He also shows the role of castles as administrative, judicial and social centres in times of peace as well as in war. "Unknown Crusader Castles" provides a fresh perspective on the history of the crusades.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I: THE HOLY LAND, 1187-1291 -- 1 Warfare -- 2 Military Architecture -- 3 Fortifications and External Security -- 4 Fortifications and Internal Security -- 5 The Offensive Functions of Fortifications -- 6 The Military Orders -- II: THE KINGDOM OF CYPRUS, 1191-1374 -- 7 Warfare -- 8 Military Architecture -- 9 Fortifications and Internal Security -- 10 Fortifications and External Security -- 11 Fortifications, Naval Warfare and the Crusades -- 12 The Military Orders -- III: CILICIAN ARMENIA, 1187-1375 -- 13 Warfare -- 14 Military Architecture -- 15 Fortifications and External Security -- 16 Fortifications and Internal Security -- 17 The Military Orders -- IV: PRANKISH GREECE, 1204-1380 -- 18 Warfare -- 19 Military Architecture -- 20 Fortifications, Naval Warfare and the Crusades -- 21 The Offensive Functions of Inland Fortifications -- 22 The Defensive Functions of Inland Fortifications -- 23 Fortifications and Internal Security -- 24 The Military Orders -- V: THE NON-MILITARY FUNCTIONS OF FORTIFICATIONS -- 25 Residences -- 26 Prisons -- 27 Taxation, Justice and Administration -- 28 Agriculture and Daily Life -- 29 Trade -- 30 The Church, Pilgrims and Crusaders -- 31 Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781852852610
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781852852610
Language:
English
