Contemporary Islam
Arab Caliphate Page, Medieval Sourcebook: Al-Makrisi's Account of , Medieval Sourcebook: Usmah Ibn Munqidh (1095-1188), Muslim Responses to the Crusades, The Crusades Through Muslim Eyes, The Presentation of the Franks in Selected Muslim
Primary Sources
Anna Komnena: The Alexiad, Anselme of Ribemont: Letter to Letter to Manasses , Aymeric: Patriarch of Antioch, Letter to Louis VII, Conrad III: First Letter to Wibald, Abbot of Corve, Conrad III: Second Letter to Wibald, Abbot of Corv, Daimbert, Godfrey and Raymond: Letter To the Pope, Frederic II: Letter to Henry III of England, Frederick I: Letter to Leopold of Austria, Gerold, Patriarch of Jerusalem: Letter to all the , Letter from the East to Master of Hospitalers
A History of the Crusades
A digital facsimile of six volumes published by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries covering the history of the period and its impact on Europe and the Near East.
Catholic Encyclopedia: Crusades
The Catholic perspective on the Crusades. From the Catholic Encyclopaedia, first published in 1913.
From Peace to War: The Formulation of the Idea of
This paper traces the background to the concept of crusade in Christian thinking up to the 12th century.
International Congress: The Fourth Crusade and its
Introduction, program and other details. Organized by the Academy of Athens, in Athens, Greece, in March 2004.
Literature of the Crusades
A categorized listing of links to translations of original source material on the Crusades.
Manuscript Illustrations of the Crusades
A selection of images from 14th century manuscripts on the Crusades, from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Medieval Crusades
A history of the crusades and crusaders from Europe to the Levant. Written for students.
Medieval Sourcebook: The Crusades
A collection of contemporary accounts of the crusades.
Northern Crusades Against the Last Pagans of Europ
Background information on the 13th century crusades against the Baltic Pagans. Part of a site promoting novels set in the period.
The Crusaders
The history and causes of The First Crusade, and the role of the Francs before and during the Crusades.
The Crusades
The basis for a virtual course on the crusades from Dr Skip Knox at Boise State University. Includes a visitor centre offering a virtual pilgrimage as well as extensive information on each of the Crusades.
The Crusades
A timeline of the Crusades, with a collection of background articles.
The Crusades - Medieval History Net Links
Links concerning these medieval Christian religious wars and the people who fought them, from About.Com
The Crusades and Mediæval Information Links.
A page with diverse links to crusades-related information.
The Crusades Bookstore
Hyperlinked reviews of books, fact and fiction, academic and popular, that deal with all aspects of the crusades.
The First Crusade
Site discussing the First Crusade, 1095-1099 AD, a pivotal event in European and Middle Eastern history
The First Crusade and the Jews of Western Europe
A history and understanding of the effect of the First Crusade on European Jewry
The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the
SSCLE is an organization of scholars interested in studying and understanding the crusade movement along with its effects on society then, and afterward.
Warfare During The Crusades
A collection of translations of primary source material, articles and reviews on the period.