The Seventh Crusade, led by King Louis IX of France, was the last major expedition for the recovery of the Holy Land actually to reach the Near East and its failure had wide repercussions both in the West and in Egypt and Palestine. This volume comprises translations of the principal documents and of extracts from narrative sources - both Muslim and Christian - relating to the crusade, and includes many texts, notably the account of Ibn Wasil, not previously available in English.
The Seventh Crusade, led by King Louis IX of France, was the last major expedition for the recovery of the Holy Land actually to reach the Near East and its failure had wide repercussions both in the West and in Egypt and Palestine. This volume comprises translations of the principal documents and of extracts from narrative sources - both Muslim and Christian - relating to the crusade, and includes many texts, notably the account of Ibn Wasil, not previously available in English.
Peter Jackson is Professor of Medieval History at Keele University, UK, and an acknowledged authority on the history of the Mongol Empire, the Eastern Islamic world in the later Middle Ages, and on the Crusades and the Latin East.
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Contents: Preface Introduction King Louis takes the Cross Preparations for the crusade The attitude of the Emperor Frederick II Rival crusades The 1st phase of the crusade: victory and disaster in Egypt Events in the Muslim camp, and the Mamluk coup d'état The reaction to failure: criticism and the rational explanation The 'crusade' of the pastoureaux (1251) Efforts to send assistance to King Louis from the West The 2nd phase: King Louis's 4-year stay in Palestine Bibliography Index.
Contents: Preface Introduction King Louis takes the Cross Preparations for the crusade The attitude of the Emperor Frederick II Rival crusades The 1st phase of the crusade: victory and disaster in Egypt Events in the Muslim camp, and the Mamluk coup d'état The reaction to failure: criticism and the rational explanation The 'crusade' of the pastoureaux (1251) Efforts to send assistance to King Louis from the West The 2nd phase: King Louis's 4-year stay in Palestine Bibliography Index.
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