Thomas Asbridge
Biographic Data
| ID | 5693483 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Asbridge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Asbridge |
| SIGNATURE | ASBRIDGE T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen Mary University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
An Experiment in Extremity
This article examines the portrayal of physical violence enacted by Latin Christians during the First Crusade in Robert the Monk's Historia Iherosolomitana , with particular reference to the fighting witnessed outside Antioch in early 1098. The narrative techniques and effects used by Robert are established by employing the tools of narratological analysis. Comparisons are drawn with other Latin accounts of the First Crusade, alongside Latin sour…
Nicholas Morton. Encountering Islam on the First Crusade
On November 27, 1095, Pope Urban II preached a sermon at Clermont-Ferrand in France, calling upon Western European (or “Latin”) Christians to embark upon an armed pilgrimage to bring aid to Eastern Christians and reclaim the Holy Land from its Muslim overlords. In response, tens of thousands of men, women, and children set out on an unlikely campaign, walking some 2,500 miles across the face of the known world to reach Jerusalem, the most sacred …
Talking to the enemy
This article considers the role and purpose of the diplomatic interactions between Saladin and Richard the Lionheart during the Third Crusade. It argues that in 1191–2, both leaders variously employed diplomatic contact to garner military and political intelligence, to gain insight into the temperament and mindset of their adversary, and to purposefully wrong-foot the enemy. It suggests that in the course of this crusade Richard I demonstrated a …
The significance and causes of the battle of the Field of Blood
The Latin defeat in the battle of the Field of Blood in 1119 crippled the political and military strength of the principality of Antioch and raised questions about the continued security of all the Frankish settlements in Syria and Palestine. This paper seeks to delineate the exact effects of the battle in order to demonstrate that its real significance lay not only in the large territorial losses suffered by Antioch, but also in the succession c…
The significance and causes of the battle of the Field of Blood
The Latin defeat in the battle of the Field of Blood in 1119 crippled the political and military strength of the principality of Antioch and raised questions about the continued security of all the Frankish settlements in Syria and Palestine. This paper seeks to delineate the exact effects of the battle in order to demonstrate that its real significance lay not only in the large territorial losses suffered by Antioch, but also in the succession c…
Talking to the enemy
This article considers the role and purpose of the diplomatic interactions between Saladin and Richard the Lionheart during the Third Crusade. It argues that in 1191–2, both leaders variously employed diplomatic contact to garner military and political intelligence, to gain insight into the temperament and mindset of their adversary, and to purposefully wrong-foot the enemy. It suggests that in the course of this crusade Richard I demonstrated a …
An Experiment in Extremity
This article examines the portrayal of physical violence enacted by Latin Christians during the First Crusade in Robert the Monk's Historia Iherosolomitana , with particular reference to the fighting witnessed outside Antioch in early 1098. The narrative techniques and effects used by Robert are established by employing the tools of narratological analysis. Comparisons are drawn with other Latin accounts of the First Crusade, alongside Latin sour…
The significance and causes of the battle of the Field of Blood
The Latin defeat in the battle of the Field of Blood in 1119 crippled the political and military strength of the principality of Antioch and raised questions about the continued security of all the Frankish settlements in Syria and Palestine. This paper seeks to delineate the exact effects of the battle in order to demonstrate that its real significance lay not only in the large territorial losses suffered by Antioch, but also in the succession c…
Talking to the enemy
This article considers the role and purpose of the diplomatic interactions between Saladin and Richard the Lionheart during the Third Crusade. It argues that in 1191–2, both leaders variously employed diplomatic contact to garner military and political intelligence, to gain insight into the temperament and mindset of their adversary, and to purposefully wrong-foot the enemy. It suggests that in the course of this crusade Richard I demonstrated a …
Nicholas Morton. Encountering Islam on the First Crusade
On November 27, 1095, Pope Urban II preached a sermon at Clermont-Ferrand in France, calling upon Western European (or “Latin”) Christians to embark upon an armed pilgrimage to bring aid to Eastern Christians and reclaim the Holy Land from its Muslim overlords. In response, tens of thousands of men, women, and children set out on an unlikely campaign, walking some 2,500 miles across the face of the known world to reach Jerusalem, the most sacred …
An Experiment in Extremity
This article examines the portrayal of physical violence enacted by Latin Christians during the First Crusade in Robert the Monk's Historia Iherosolomitana , with particular reference to the fighting witnessed outside Antioch in early 1098. The narrative techniques and effects used by Robert are established by employing the tools of narratological analysis. Comparisons are drawn with other Latin accounts of the First Crusade, alongside Latin sour…
History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Medieval History and Crusades (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Islam (3 works)