Table of Contents

Introduction
Crusades to the Holy Land
The Problem of the Turks
The Spanish Reconquista and Beyond The Crusades along the Baltic Crusades against Christians
The Developing Theory of the Crusade
Key Institutional Features
The Military Order Criticism and Disillusionment
Continuing Popularity and Appeal Reading List.

About the Author

NORMAN HOUSLEY was born in Wiltshire and educated at Cambridge. Since 1983 he has taught Medieval History at the University of Leicester, specialising in the history of the Crusdaes.