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Zeitreise ins Mittelalter: Eine andere Betrachtung der KreuzzügeIn seinem Monumentalwerk rückt Thomas Asbridge die Geschichte der Kreuzzüge zwischen dem 11. und 13. Jahrhundert in ein neues Licht: Denn im Gegensatz zur gängigen Vorstellung war dies keineswegs ein unvermeidlicher Kampf des Westens gegen den Orient. So erzählt der britische Historiker erstmals gleichberechtigt von den von Christen und Muslimen verübten Grausamkeiten und erduldet...

Compelling and enlightening in equal measure, and drawing on new research which has radically remoulded our understanding of the movement, THE FIRST CRUSADE is a major work by an outstanding historian.

The remarkable life of William Marshal, the forgotten power behind five English thrones, by internationally renowned expert on the history of the Crusades, Thomas Asbridge.

Part of the "Penguin Monarchs" series, it offers short, expert accounts of England's rulers in an appealing and collectible format.

Thomas Asbridge is a historian of the Middle Ages specializing in the study of the crusades, knighthood and chivalry, and is Reader in Medieval History at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land, The First Crusade: A New History and The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power behind Five English Thrones. He also wrote and presented the landmark three-part BBC Two ...

The chilling reverberations of the brutal First Crusade still echo in the world today, as revealed in this gripping account of the titanic, three-year adventure. Maps.

Diese große Gesamtdarstellung nimmt die politischen und religiösen Beweggründe aller Seiten ernst und veranschaulicht die immense Kriegslogistik. In packenden Szenen schildert Asbridge all die Belagerungen und Eroberungen und entwirft lebendige Porträts von Saladin und Richard Löwenherz, dem tragischen Leprakönig Balduin IV. oder der Jerusalemer Königin Melisende. Thomas Asbridge berichtet erstmals gleichberechtigt und in wechselnder Perspekt...

A renowned scholar brings to life medieval England's most celebrated knight, William Marshal—providing an unprecedented and intimate view of this age and the legendary warrior class that shaped it.Caught on the wrong side of an English civil war and condemned by his father to the gallows at age five, William Marshal defied all odds to become one of England's most celebrated knights. Thomas Asbridge's rousing narrative chronicles William's rise...

Thomas Asbridge zeichnet ein prächtiges Porträt des besten aller Ritter: Guillaume le Maréchal war der eigentliche Lancelot seiner Zeit, der Inbegriff des Ritters. Sein spektakuläres Leben zeugt von Glanz und Größe. In mitreißenden Szenen erzählt Thomas Asbridge von der Geburt der Ritterklasse, der Kultur und Lebensart der ritterlichen Welt. Wie kein anderer verkörperte Guillaume le Maréchal (um 1147-1219, englisch auch William Marshal) die I...

From a renowned historian who writes with "maximum vividness" (The New Yorker) comes the most authoritative, readable single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the holy landNine hundred years ago, a vast Christian army, summoned to holy war by the Pope, rampaged through the Muslim world of the eastern Mediterranean, seizing possession of Jerusalem, a city revered by both faiths. Over the two hundred years that followed, Islam and Christ...

Subtitled, "The War For The Holy Land". A gripping one-volume history of the Crusades, told from the perspectives of the Christians and Muslims for the first time. Drawing on original research, Asbridge uncovers what drove both sides, and how the holy wars reshaped the medieval world. Now in paperback and tying in with a BBC documentary presented by Asbridge.

Presenting a study of the principality of Antioch, this title deals with its significance and the dominance of Jerusalem in crusading historiography. It examines the formation of Antioch's political, military and ecclesiastical frameworks, and explains how the principality survived in the hostile political environment of the Near East.

A thrillingly intimate portrait of one of history's most illustrious knights-William Marshal-that vividly evokes the grandeur and barbarity of the Middle Ages.

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