The essays in this book relate to two major aspects of the nature and effects of the reforms that radically changed the Western church during the eleventh and t

Crusades A Bibliography With Indexes

In the wake of Jerusalem's fall in 1099, the crusading armies of western Christians known as the Franks found themselves governing not only Muslims and Jews but

The studies here reflect Jonathan Riley-Smith's work as a historian, which began with research on the history of the military orders, the specific focus of the

"An extremely interesting and important book... makes an important contribution to the history of medieval monastic spirituality in a formative period, whilst a