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Queen Sybil of Jerusalem, queen in her own right, was ruler of the kingdom of Jerusalem from 1186 to 1190. This study traces Sybil¿s life, from her childhood as the daughter of the heir to the throne of Jerusalem to her death in the crusading force outside the city of Acre.

Helen Nicholson surveys women's involvement in medieval crusading from the 11th century to the 16th, arguing that medieval women were deeply involved in the crusades, but that the roles that they could play and how their contemporaries recorded their deeds were dictated by social convention and cultural expectations.

Queen Sybil of Jerusalem, queen in her own right, was ruler of the kingdom of Jerusalem from 1186 to 1190. This study traces Sybil's life, from her childhood as the daughter of the heir to the throne of Jerusalem to her death in the crusading force outside the city of Acre.

This book is homage to the work of Alan J. Forey, who has substantially advanced scholarship on the medieval military religious orders. It comprises an appreciation of his work and a range of research that has been inspired by his scholarship.

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This book is homage to the work of Alan J. Forey, who has substantially advanced scholarship on the medieval military religious orders. It comprises an appreciation of his work and a range of research that has been inspired by his scholarship.

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Nicholson's 1997 translation of the first-hand anonymous account of the Third Crusade (where Richard the Lionhearted's role is made to predominate), now in paperback, brings this rich source to English readers. Many incidentals are described that add to our knowledge and appreciation of the people w

In October 1307 all the brothers of the military religious Order of the Temple in France were arrested on the instructions of King Philip IV and charged with heresy. In November, Pope Clement V instructed King Edward II of England to do likewise. This title provides the surviving texts of the trial proceedings that followed in Britain and Ireland.

This is a study of the appearances of the Knights Templar, Knights Hospitaller and Teutonic Knights in the French, German and English epic and romance literature of the Middle Ages. It examines their religious roles, such as caring for the sick, their warrior role of fighting Muslims, and examines the role of 'Templars' in the Grail romances. It traces how these roles developed over time and considers what function the appearances of these mil...

The trial of the Templars in the British Isles (1308-1311) is a largely unexplored area of history. Unlike the trial in France, where the Templars were tortured into confessing to unspeakable activities, in the British Isles there were no burnings and only three confessions after torture. Several Templars went missing, most of whom later reappeared. Outsiders told stories of abominable Templar rituals, secret meetings and murders at the dead o...

Nicholson, one of the UK's leading historians of the medieval military orders...has a flair for clear and uncluttered explanations enlivened with telling detail and quotation. And her account is comprehensive. An attractive volume. HISTORY