Deus Vult: A Concise History of the Crusades

by Jem Duducu

'Deus Vult' - or 'God wills it' - were the words allegedly uttered by the crowd of people present when Pope Urban II's rousing speech caused the start of the First Crusade. Prior to 9/11 the Crusades had been seen as a somewhat obscure backwater of history; if they were mentioned it was usually as a background to Robin Hood stories. However, post the terror attacks against New York and later Madrid and London, the Crusades have increasingly been referred...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445640554
• ISBN13: 9781445640556
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.