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Topics in Crusades History

Les Capetiens - Les Croisades
Six-page slide show by J. Alter explores the involvement of the Capetian dynasty in the Crusades with sound machine files and thumbnails that lead to larger images. In French.
The Crusades: Eschatological lemmings...
A brief debunking of several myths concerning causes for Crusades and motives for crusading, by Jessalyn Byrd.
Evolution of Crusader Privileges
A selection of texts chronicling the various privileges granted to crusaders over the course of history, from Paul Halsall's Medieval Sourcebook.
Illuminated Manuscript Images of the Crusades
A dozen thumbnails lead to large scans at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Ransoming Captives in Crusader Spain
Subtitled "The Order of Merced on the Christian-Islamic Frontier," this in-depth, scholarly work by James Brodman was previously published by the University of Pennsylvania Press and is now online at LIBRO.

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