The Second Crusade : Extending the Frontiers of Christendom

Resumen del libro

The first complete account of Catholic Europe's onslaught on "unbelievers" in the 12th century The Second Crusade (1145-1149) was an extraordinarily bold attempt to overcome unbelievers on no less than three fronts. Crusader armies set out to defeat Muslims in the Holy Land and in Iberia as well as pagans in northeastern Europe. But, to the shock and dismay of a society raised on the triumphant legacy of the First Crusade, only in Iberia did they achieve any success.

This book, the first in 140 years devoted to the Second Crusade, fills a major gap in our understanding of the Crusades and their importance in medieval European history. Historian Jonathan Phillips draws on the latest developments in Crusade studies to cast new light on the origins, planning, and execution of the Second Crusade, some of its more radical intentions, and its unprecedented ambition. With original insights into the legacy of the First Crusade and the roles of Pope Eugenius III and King Conrad III of Germany, Phillips offers the definitive work on this neglected Crusade that, despite its failed objectives, exerted a profound impact across Europe and the eastern Mediterranean.

Biografía del autor

Jonathan Phillips es profesor de Historia de las Cruzadas en el college Royal Holloway de la Universidad de Londres. Es autor de Holy Warriors: A Modern History of the Crusades: The Second Crusade: Extending the Frontiers of Christianity; The Crusades. 1095x{0026} x02013;1197 y Vida y leyenda del sultán Saladino (Ático de los Libros, 2021), así como coeditor de tres colecciones de ensayos académicos sobre las cruzadas. Además, Phillips es coeditor de la revista académica Crusades, escribe para BBC History y History Today, y ha colaborado en numerosos programas de radio y televisión.