The First Crusade: The Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres and Other Source Materials

The First Crusade: The Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres and Other Source Materials

Thesis Statement

Edward Peters brings together the primary texts that document eleventh-century reform ecclesiology, the appearance of new social groups and their attitudes, the institutional and literary evidence dealing with Holy War and pilgrimage, and, most important, the firsthand experiences by men who participated in the events of 1095-1099.

Discussion

The reissue of a classroom classic is always to be welcomed, especially when it comes as a revised edition at an affordable price. Edward Peters's The First Crusade. The ...