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Crusades

A Guide to Online Resources

Section Editor: Paul Crawford

Preliminary Outline for this Section:

ORB Encyclopedia--Original Essays
Overview of Crusading, by Paul Crawford
- Introduction
- Military and Political Background
- The First Crusade
- Crusades and the Counter-Crusades
- The Later Crusades
- Additional Background
- Crusading Vows & Privileges
- Legacy
The Baltic Crusades, by William Urban
The Impact of the Crusades, by Thomas Madden

Primary Sources--Literature, chronicles, other texts

Bibliographies

Select General Bibliography: Secondary Sources, compiled by Paul Crawford

Resources for Teaching

Class Syllabus for "The Era of the Crusades", Mr. Crawford, UW-Milwaukee

Other Online Resources

Texts

A History of the Crusades, ed. Kenneth M Setton.
The entire text of this multi-volume series is online, with search and browse capabilities.

Ransoming Captives in Crusader Spain: The Order of Merced on the Christian-Islamic Frontier, by James W. Brodman
Works of art
Maps
Links to museums and libraries
Centers for medieval studies
Professional organizations

Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East

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