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Book Godfrey of Bouillon

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  • Author : Simon John
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-04-11
  • ISBN : 9780367280291
  • Pages : 284 pages

Download or read book Godfrey of Bouillon written by Simon John and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a new appraisal of the ancestry and career of Godfrey of Bouillon (c.1060-1100), a leading participant in the First Crusade (1096-99), and the first ruler of Latin Jerusalem (1099-1100), the polity established by the crusaders after they captured the Holy City. While previous studies of Godfrey's life have tended to focus on his career from the point at which he joined the crusade, this book adopts a more holistic approach, situating his involvement in the expedition in the light of the careers of his ancestors and his own activities in Lotharingia, the westernmost part of the kingdom of Germany. The findings of this enquiry shed new light on the repercussions of a range of critical developments in Latin Christendom in the eleventh and early twelfth centuries, including the impact of the 'Investiture Conflict' in Lotharingia, the response to the call for the First Crusade in Germany, Godfrey's influence upon the course of the crusade, his role in its leadership, and his activities during the initial phases of Latin settlement in the Holy Land in its aftermath.

Book The Will of Godfrey of Bouillon

Download or read book The Will of Godfrey of Bouillon written by Yves Chaland and published by Humanoids Inc. This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “must have” collection of classic adventures by one of Europe’s most feted cartoonists.

Book Godfrey of Bouillon

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  • Author : Simon John
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2017-11-23
  • ISBN : 1317126300
  • Pages : 284 pages

Download or read book Godfrey of Bouillon written by Simon John and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a new appraisal of the ancestry and career of Godfrey of Bouillon (c.1060-1100), a leading participant in the First Crusade (1096-99), and the first ruler of Latin Jerusalem (1099-1100), the polity established by the crusaders after they captured the Holy City. While previous studies of Godfrey’s life have tended to focus on his career from the point at which he joined the crusade, this book adopts a more holistic approach, situating his involvement in the expedition in the light of the careers of his ancestors and his own activities in Lotharingia, the westernmost part of the kingdom of Germany. The findings of this enquiry shed new light on the repercussions of a range of critical developments in Latin Christendom in the eleventh and early twelfth centuries, including the impact of the ‘Investiture Conflict’ in Lotharingia, the response to the call for the First Crusade in Germany, Godfrey’s influence upon the course of the crusade, his role in its leadership, and his activities during the initial phases of Latin settlement in the Holy Land in its aftermath.

Book Godfrey de Bouillon

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  • Author : Tom Tozer
  • Publisher : Publish America
  • Release : 2004-08
  • ISBN : 9781413728897
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Godfrey de Bouillon written by Tom Tozer and published by Publish America. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Godfrey de Bouillon, Frankish nobleman and warrior. His father Eustace fought with William the Conqueror, and his mother Ida was sainted by the Roman Catholic Church. In 1082, Godfrey became Duke of Lower Lorraine making his capital at Bouillon. Renowned for his adventures, ferocity, and piety, Godfrey became the hero of many songs and poems. Joined by his brothers, Godfrey led the First Crusade. In July of 1099, Godfrey captured Jerusalem. He refused the title King of Jerusalem, saying, "No man should wear a crown of gold where Jesus wore a crown of thorns." He took the title Defender of the Holy Sepulchre. In August 1099, an enormous Egyptian force attacked, but Godfrey's small army defeated them at Ascalon. On July 18, 1100, Godfrey died and was buried in the Holy Sepulchre, where tradition holds Jesus was -- for a short while -- buried after his crucifixion.

Book The Ancestry and Life of Godfrey of Bouillon

Download or read book The Ancestry and Life of Godfrey of Bouillon written by John Carl Andressohn and published by Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University. This book was released on 1947 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem

Download or read book The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem written by Alan V. Murray and published by Occasional Publications UPR. This book was released on 2000 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Godfrey of Bouillon

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  • Author : Simon A. John
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2018
  • ISBN : 9781472458964
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Godfrey of Bouillon written by Simon A. John and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancestry and parentage -- Godfrey's career in the West, c. 1060-95 -- The coming of the First Crusade, 1095-96 -- The First Crusade, 1096-99 -- In Jerusalem, 1099-1100 -- Epilogue: Godfrey's reputation in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries

Book The Ancestry and Early Life of Godfrey of Bouillon

Download or read book The Ancestry and Early Life of Godfrey of Bouillon written by John Carl Andressohn and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Crusader

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  • Author : Timothy Severin
  • Publisher : Phoenix
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN : 9781842122785
  • Pages : 338 pages

Download or read book Crusader written by Timothy Severin and published by Phoenix. This book was released on 2001 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 900 years after Duke Godfrey de Bouillon set out on the First Crusade, Tim Severin set out with one woman and two horses to retrace his steps. Starting out from Chateau Bouillon in Belgium with the same breed of Ardennes Heavy Horse used by Duke Godfrey, Severin followed the historic trail for eight and a half months. Riding out of the green countryside of northern Europe into the heat and parched landscape of the Near East, he and his companion covered more than 2,500 miles, past ruined Crusader settlements and ancient battlefields, through arduous mountain passes and across barren Anatolian steppes. Across Germany, Austria, Hungary, (then) Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey and Syria, he followed the precise route of the medieval voyagers towards their common destination - Jerusalem.In this dazzling synthesis of adventure, practical history and exploration, Severin assesses just how far Duke Godfrey could have travelled each day; which routes the Crusaders would have taken and how they would have cared for themselves and their horses.

Book The First Crusade

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  • Author : Peter Frankopan
  • Publisher : Harvard University Press
  • Release : 2016-10-17
  • ISBN : 0674970780
  • Pages : 295 pages

Download or read book The First Crusade written by Peter Frankopan and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to tradition, the First Crusade began at the instigation of Pope Urban II and culminated in July 1099, when thousands of western European knights liberated Jerusalem from the rising menace of Islam. But what if the First Crusade's real catalyst lay far to the east of Rome? In this groundbreaking book, countering nearly a millennium of scholarship, Peter Frankopan reveals the untold history of the First Crusade. Nearly all historians of the First Crusade focus on the papacy and its willing warriors in the West, along with innumerable popular tales of bravery, tragedy, and resilience. In sharp contrast, Frankopan examines events from the East, in particular from Constantinople, seat of the Christian Byzantine Empire. The result is revelatory. The true instigator of the First Crusade, we see, was the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, who in 1095, with his realm under siege from the Turks and on the point of collapse, begged the pope for military support. Basing his account on long-ignored eastern sources, Frankopan also gives a provocative and highly original explanation of the world-changing events that followed the First Crusade. The Vatican's victory cemented papal power, while Constantinople, the heart of the still-vital Byzantine Empire, never recovered. As a result, both Alexios and Byzantium were consigned to the margins of history. From Frankopan's revolutionary work, we gain a more faithful understanding of the way the taking of Jerusalem set the stage for western Europe's dominance up to the present day and shaped the modern world.

Book Godeffroy of Boloyne Or the Siege and Conqueste of Jerusalem

Download or read book Godeffroy of Boloyne Or the Siege and Conqueste of Jerusalem written by Guilelmus (de Tyro) and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Godefroy De Bouillon

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  • Author : Godfrey (De Bouillon)
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2023-07-18
  • ISBN : 9781021174031
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Godefroy De Bouillon written by Godfrey (De Bouillon) and published by . This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Armies of Heaven

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  • Author : Jay Rubenstein
  • Publisher : Basic Books
  • Release : 2011-11-01
  • ISBN : 0465027482
  • Pages : 424 pages

Download or read book Armies of Heaven written by Jay Rubenstein and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Moson, the river Danube ran red with blood. At Antioch, the Crusaders -- their saddles freshly decorated with sawed-off heads -- indiscriminately clogged the streets with the bodies of eastern Christians and Turks. At Ma'arra, they cooked children on spits and ate them. By the time the Crusaders reached Jerusalem, their quest -- and their violence -- had become distinctly otherworldly: blood literally ran shin-deep through the streets as the Crusaders overran the sacred city. Beginning in 1095 and culminating four bloody years later, the First Crusade represented a new kind of warfare: holy, unrestrained, and apocalyptic. In Armies of Heaven, medieval historian Jay Rubenstein tells the story of this cataclysmic event through the eyes of those who witnessed it, emphasizing the fundamental role that apocalyptic thought played in motivating the Crusaders. A thrilling work of military and religious history, Armies of Heaven will revolutionize our understanding of the Crusades.

Book The First Crusaders  1095 1131

Download or read book The First Crusaders 1095 1131 written by Jonathan Riley-Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed account of the circumstances and motives of the first crusaders.

Book The Year 1000 and the Antecedents of the Crusades

Download or read book The Year 1000 and the Antecedents of the Crusades written by George Lincoln Burr and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Ancestry and Life of Godfrey of Bouillon

Download or read book The Ancestry and Life of Godfrey of Bouillon written by John C. Andressohn and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of the Crusades

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of the Crusades written by Anthony Bale and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a literary and cultural history of the idea of crusading over the last millennium.