Showing posts with label Crusades. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crusades. Show all posts
Sunday, August 7, 2016

Balian d'Ibelin and the Third Crusade

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Welcome to the Rave Reviews Book Club 2016 Book and Blog Party. From Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Helena P. Schrader is delighted to ...
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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Atrocities in Jerusalem -- through Arab eyes

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Much has been made of the fact that the Christians took Jerusalem in 1099 by assault resulting in the slaughter of many (though by no means...
Friday, May 23, 2014

The King Who Would Be Saint: Excerpt from St. Louis' Knight

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The king was not alone, but Eleanor was far too tense to take note of anyone else. She was only vaguely aware that there were far too man...
Friday, May 9, 2014

The Fisherman: Excerpt from St. Louis' Knight

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What am I doing here? Geoffrey asked himself with a searing flash of guilt.  The images from Mansourah clamored in the back of his brain....
Friday, April 25, 2014

Daughter of a Cathar Heretic: Excerpt 4 from "St Louis' Knight"

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Eleanor leaned her head back against the padded rim of the tub and closed her eyes, her hands clasped together between her breasts.  Return...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Meet My Main (Female) Character

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Welcome to today's installment of the "Meet My Main Character" Blog-Hop!  Last week I introduced the main character of my rec...
Saturday, April 12, 2014

Meet My Main Character

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Welcome to today's installment of the "Meet My Main Character" Blog-Hop! I'm delighted to be in such distinguished company...
Friday, April 11, 2014

The Grand Master's Squire: Excerpt from "St Louis' Knight" 3

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Geoffrey was seeing it again in his head. The confusion in a darkness lit only by the unsteady light of smoking torches. Wounded men and ho...
Friday, March 28, 2014

A Fateful Encounter

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At an agonizing pace, they had at last emerged from the gorge to find themselves on the coastal road. To the left the shore reared up in st...
Friday, March 14, 2014

Excerpt from "St. Louis' Knight: The King and All His Knights are Captured!

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The Kingdom of Cyprus                     April, Anno Domini 1250     “The French King and all his knights have been captured by th...