The Social Structure of the First Crusade
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Biographical note
Conor Kostick is an award-winning author of both history and fiction. He holds a Ph.D. (2005) and gold medal in history from Trinity College Dublin, where he teaches on the subject of the crusades.
Readership
Those, in the main academics, with a special interest in the crusades, social theory and medieval social structure.
Table of contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
1: The Eyewitnesses
2: The Early Historians
3: Pauperes and the First Crusade: From the Preaching of the Crusade to the Rise of the Visionaries
4: Pauperes and the First Crusade: From Antioch to Jerusalem
5: Milites: Knights or Simply Mounted Warriors?
6: Iuvenes: the Glory-Seeking Knights of the Crusade
7: Principes and the Crusading Nobility
8: The Leadership of the First Crusade
9: Women and the First Crusade: Prostitutes or Pilgrims?
Conclusion
Abbreviations
Introduction
1: The Eyewitnesses
2: The Early Historians
3: Pauperes and the First Crusade: From the Preaching of the Crusade to the Rise of the Visionaries
4: Pauperes and the First Crusade: From Antioch to Jerusalem
5: Milites: Knights or Simply Mounted Warriors?
6: Iuvenes: the Glory-Seeking Knights of the Crusade
7: Principes and the Crusading Nobility
8: The Leadership of the First Crusade
9: Women and the First Crusade: Prostitutes or Pilgrims?
Conclusion
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