A History of the Expedition to Jerusalem, 1095-1127

by Foucher de Chartres

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393006700
• ISBN13: 9780393006704
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: W. W. Norton
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Crusade Classic

The History of the Expedition to Jerusalem, 1095-1127 by Fulcher of Chartres is one of the key sources for the First Crusade and the early history of the Crusader states up to 1127. While many contemporaries wrote histories of the First Crusade, only a few, such as Fulcher, also told of the complex and intriguing events that followed. While 'The First Crusade: "The Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres" and Other Source Materials (The Middle Ages Series)' by Edward Peters is a useful sourcebook for the First Crusade, he only translates Fulcher's history until 1100, soon after the end of the First Crusade. Frances Ryan's translation allows us to read the rest of Fulcher's story, a story of battles, pragmatic politics, genuine piety and dissension in a distant land. I would have given 5 stars except my copy had handwritten editorial comments in the section dealing with the Council of Clermont. I do not know if these are in all copies. While they are irritating, it is still possible to read the printed text beneath. It is a minor price to pay to be able to read a classic book that has long been out of print.