In 1996 the world commemorated the 900th anniversary of the First Crusade or, more precisely, of the pogroms unleashed by the crusade upon the Jews of the Rhineland. In the Year 1096 ... presents a clear, highly readable chronicle of the events of 1096. Noted teacher and histori…
On cover: China's enlightened empire --The advent of the Turks--The Norman conquests--The birth of Russia--India's elephant kings.
Invention, technology, arts, trade and publishing thrive in China and neo-Confucianism rises.
On cover: China's enlightened empire --The advent of the Turks--The Norman conquests--The birth of Russia--India's elephant kings.
This is one of the great classics of English historical writing. Whether we regard the Crusades as the most tremendous and most romantic of Christian adventures, or as the last of the barbarian invasions, they form a central fact in medieval history. Before their inception the c…
