Crusades. Lavis E., Rambo A.N.

This book is dedicated to the glorious period of the Middle Ages, covered in romance and knightly exploits - the era of the Crusades. Religious military expeditions are called the Crusades, which lasted from the end of the XI to the end of the XIII century under the slogan of the struggle for the liberation of the Holy Land and the Holy Sepulcher from Muslims.

The book was compiled on the basis of the famous work “Universal History” of outstanding French historians Ernest Laviss and Alfred Rambo in the translation of M. Gershenzon, one of the best translators of the 20th century. You will learn about the prerequisites and basic events of the Crusades, about glorious battles, bitter defeats and exhausting transitions, about kings and military leaders that the army of knights, about the struggle for power and intrigues of the Catholic Church, the creation of religious orders and much more. << /p>

the book is illustrated by ancient engravings, drawings from medieval manuscripts and masterpieces of historical painting.