"The Historia Ierosolimitana is a prose narrative of the events of the First Crusade written at the abbey of Bourgueil in the Loire Valley around 1105. Its author, the abbot Baldric, used the anonymous Gesta Francorum for much of the factual material presented, but provided lite…
The first translation of Baldric's Historia Ierosolimitana into modern English, contributing to our knowledge of the First Crusade and of the place of history writing in medieval culture.
"This is the first translation into English of Ralph of Caen's Gesta Tancredi. This text provides an exceptionally important narrative of the First Crusade and its immediate aftermath, covering the period 1096-1105, but is often neglected, due in no small part to the difficultie…
This text provides an exceptionally important narrative of the First Crusade and its immediate aftermath, covering the period 1096-1105 and focusing in particular on the careers of Bohemond of Taranto and his nephew Tancred.
"This is the first translation into English of Ralph of Caen's Gesta Tancredi. This text provides an exceptionally important narrative of the First Crusade and its immediate aftermath, covering the period 1096-1105, but is often neglected, due in no small part to the difficultie…
