Second volume of the magnificent historical saga set at the time of the Holy Crusades

To its contemporaries, the First Crusade was a journey and the men who took part in it pilgrims. Only later were those participants dubbed Crusaders. In this greatly expanded second edition to his classic work, Edward Peters brings together the essential Christian, Hebrew, and Arabic Sources that document the events of 1095-1099.

The story of the Third Crusade, and the two men who dictated its outcome: Saladin, hero of the Islamic world, and Richard the Lionheart. Richard and the King of France led a European army of several hundred thousand warriors, but Saladin's manoeuvres resulted in the crusaders' retreat.

Presents accounts by Arab historians of the fighting between Muslims and Christians and helps readers learn 'the other side' of the Holy War.

Explores the social history of Europe and Colonial America from the onset of the Black Death to the beginning of the Industrial Age, shedding light on the similarities and differences between families of the past and those of today.

Over 135 maps of the Greek and Roman world show clearly the political affiliations of cities and states, trade routes, artistic, cultural and industrial centres colonisation, as well as the sites of major military events.