Young Adam eagerly joins the Crusade to reclaim the Holy Land in the service of a local knight, while a doctor's apprentice in the camp of Sultan Saladin hopes to avoid engaging in conflict with the invading crusaders.
Examines the life and adventures oftwelfth-century English monarch Richard the Lionheart,focusing on his prowess as a military leader and strategist during the Crusades.
Chronicles the High Middle Ages, examining the cultural and political strides made in this period before Europe was overtaken by famine, plague, and war in the fourteenth century.
Explores the Fourth Crusades in Constantinople, providing historical information about the reasons for the invasion, military strategies, and consequences of the conflict.
Presents an historical atlas of the Crusades, covering such topics as the conflicts between Roman and Orthodox Christian churches, Arab conquests, and the attempts to reclaim the Holy Land, and contains detailed maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Else, a Praman warrior-spy, begins to question his faith, his country, everything he knows when he is sent into the heart of the enemy, the Patriarchs of the West, as they prepare for a crusade against his brethren.
Long after the Great Crusade, Duncan, son of Murdo, leaves his home in search of the Black Rood and finds that the Knights Templar, the guards at the gates to the Holy Land, hold the keys to not only Duncan's destiny, but that of all of the West.
