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Crusades Jones,
Terry and Ereira, Alan
Penguin Books, 1994, 214pp.
ISBN: 0140257454
List price: £6.99
The Crusades Bookstore Review:
This is a light and action-packed telling of the Crusades story, from the First Crusade to
the fall of Acre. The books follows the somewhat antiquated path set by Runciman, and so
often departs from more modern research. For example, Jones & Ereira maintain the
outdated division of the crusaders into the pious and superstitious poor, and greedy and
corrupt rich. Never the less, the book is very well written, with a deftness of wit that,
naturally, is missing from more academic books. If you are after a simple, breezy
introduction to the subject, then this is your book.
From the cover:
The Crusades brought together people of all ages and backgrounds, sworn to spread
Christianity and wrest the Holy Land from the Infidel. Terry Jones and Alan Ereira here
tell the compelling, often horrific story of the fanatics and fantasists, knights and
peasants, corrupt clergy and duplicitous leaders who were caught up in these fervent
times. They reveal not only how Muslims but Jews and Christians also were massacred; how
epidemics, starvation and mutinies weakened even the most devout foot soldiers; and how
the Crusades sowed the seeds of jihad, the holy war for Islam, a legacy that
endures today.
Charismatic leaders and uncrowned kings, uneasy alliances and bloody
assassinations, gruelling sieges and violent battles: all are brought vividly to life.
First published to accompany the acclaimed BBC television series, Crusades is a
fascinating introduction to an era in which history and legend overlap.
About the authors:
Terry Jones is the author of Chaucer's Knights, and has published several
children's books, including Fairy Tales, The Saga of Erik the Viking, Nicobobinus, The
Curse of the Vampire's socks and Fantastic Stories. He is also well known in
some quarters for his work on, in and under Monty Python;s Flying Circus, and he
has directed the feature films: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life
of Brian, The Meaning of Life, Personal Services, Erik the Viking and The Wind in
the Willows. His television work includes The Complete and Utter History of
Britain.
Alan Ereira is co-executive producer of the Crusades series. He
has worked as a BBC radio and television producer, specialising in history, since 1962.
His credits include Battle of the Somme, which won the Japan Prize in 1978; Armada,
which was winner of the Royal Television Society's Best Documentary Series of 1988; The
Terror; Ireland's Opportunity; and From the Heart of the World. He is the
author of The People's England, The Invegordon Mummy and The Heart
of the World
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Non-Christian Perspective
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