In this masterly work, Robert Payne brings to life the Crusade battalions that founded vast kingdoms nearly a thousand years ago. It is an exquisitely wrought saga of the medieval world that tells of the clash between East and West at a time when religious fervor was widespread and the possession of an ancient sepulchre mattered most in the lives of men.
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'Probably no author of this century has produced so many books at such a high level of scholarship.' The Times 'Payne's book recreates the two hundred years of Crusader history with a blazing intensity that exhibits to the full his powers both as scholar and storyteller. He covers all eight Crusades in a magnificent sweep, from that of 1095, inspired by Pope Urban II, to the disastrous one of 1270 led by Louis IX. The book is a major contribution to our understanding of the Middle Ages, and makes marvellous reading.' Publishers' Weekly
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Born in Cornwall in 1911, Robert Payne was educated at St Paul's School, at the universities of Capetown and Liverpool and at the Sorbonne. At various times a shipwright, an armaments officer, a news correspondent, a translator, a professor of English and a pilot, but always a historian, he lived all over Europe and Africa and in Asia. He was author of over fifty books including The Splendour of Persia, The Holy Sword and The Gold of Troy.
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Great Introduction
Aug 22 2004
By Sebastian Lopez
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This book proved to be a great introduction to a period in history that i knew little about when i read it.
Although i read the book many years ago, i have read few history books that have surpassed Payne for writing style. He brings the whole period back to life, creating vivid characters and colourful events. The pace of the book is magnificent throughout.
The book left me longing to learn more about that period in history, so i went on to read book after book, chronicle after chronicle.
If i had to be critical of Paynes sweeping account of all eight crusades, i would say although the book is unbias, it definatly concentrates more on the crusaders prospective than the Islamic.
Read 'Arab Historians of the crusades' to obtain a basic Islamic view of the events covered in this book.
Although i read the book many years ago, i have read few history books that have surpassed Payne for writing style. He brings the whole period back to life, creating vivid characters and colourful events. The pace of the book is magnificent throughout.
The book left me longing to learn more about that period in history, so i went on to read book after book, chronicle after chronicle.
If i had to be critical of Paynes sweeping account of all eight crusades, i would say although the book is unbias, it definatly concentrates more on the crusaders prospective than the Islamic.
Read 'Arab Historians of the crusades' to obtain a basic Islamic view of the events covered in this book.
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A history book to read...
Nov 5 2007
By P. Vogel
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I can only agree with Sebastian. Although I read a lot of history, Robert Payne is one of the few authors I have read, who managed to write a book that reads a novel. Unbiased, factual, even humoristic in places.
A very good intro into the Crusades from a Christian perspective.
Paul
A very good intro into the Crusades from a Christian perspective.
Paul
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