The Crusades and Medieval Studies


Looking for scholarly information about the Crusades?
Take a look at some of these sites before you stress yourself out.

Internet Medieval Sourcebook
You’ll find resources here on The First Crusade, The Kingdom of Jerusalem, The Crusader Orders, The Second Crusade and Aftermath, The Third Crusade, The Fourth Crusade, The Fifth and Later Crusades, and The Effects of the Crusade Ideal in the West.
Source:    IMS

ORB - Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
Use this encyclopedia for its original essays which include an Overview of Crusading, The Baltic Crusades, and The Impact of the Crusades. Read online texts such as “A History of the Crusades” edited by Kenneth M. Setton or “Ransoming Captives in Crusader Spain: The Order of Merced on the Christian-Islamic Frontier” by James W. Brodman.
Source:    ORB

Islam 101
Check out this chronology of the Crusades based largely on the well-known book, “The Crusades Through Arab Eyes” by Amin Maalouf. Learn about when Pope Urban II called for a Crusade or see the Historical Map of the Middle East during the Era of Saladin. Get quotations on Jihad and The Crusades from “The Illustrated World’s Religions.”
Source:    The Sabr Foundation

History of the Crusades - Online Course
This site is a fully virtual course offered for college credit through Boise State University. There are also links to courses on Western Civilization and The Renaissance. Stop by the Visitor Center, register online, or enter the classroom for a syllabus and to link to the discussion board.
Source:    Dr. E.L. Skip Knox, Boise State University

The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
Read Medieval News Stories, access a Medieval Glossary, or search the following categories for more: Archaeology, Literature, Architecture, Music, Art, People, Drama, Science & Technology, History, Philosophy, Arthurian, Religion, Civilizations, Culture, Women, and Law. Visit the Research Center to further your studies.
Source:    Beau A.C. Harbin

The Labyrinth
Search by category, subcategory, type of materials, and/or keyword. Categories include such topics as Architecture, Art, Astronomy, Cookery, Crusades, Ethics, Geography, Latin, Magic and Alchemy, Mathematics, Music, Theology, Welsh, and lots more.
Source:    Martin Irvine and Deborah Everhart

Middle English Texts
Scroll down this page for an A-Z listing of Middle English Texts Online. Titles include Addresses of the Commons, The Bird With Four Feathers, Chaucer’s Plowman, The Floure and the Leafe, The Greene Knight, The Annunciation, and The Marriage of Sir Gawain.
Source:    National Endowment for the Humanities