The Second Crusade; Extending the Frontiers of Christendom

by Jonathan Phillips

• ISBN13: 9780300112740
• ISBN10: 0300112742
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2008-01-08
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Jonathan Phillips is Professor of Crusading History, Royal Holloway, University of London. He has published extensively on the subject, including The Crusades, 1095-1197 (2002) and The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople (2004), and is a frequent contributor to BBC History and History Today. He lives in Sunningdale, UK.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Abbreviations	p. xi
List of Maps	p. xv
List of Illustrations	p. xvi
Prologue: The Fall of Edessa, December 1144	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xxiii
Ongoing Contact between the Latin East and the West and the Development of Crusading, 1099-1145	p. 1
The Legacy of the First Crusaide in Writing, Reputations and Architecture	p. 17
Quantum praedecessores: The Crusade Appeal of Pope Eugenius III - Context and Content	p. 37
The Launch of the Second Crusade: Bourges, Vezelay and the Preaching Message of Bernard of Clairvaux	p. 61
Bernard's Preaching Tour to Flanders and Germany: the Attacks on the Jews and the Recruitment of King Conrad III	p. 80
People, Practicalities and Motivation	p. 99
The Final Preparations of Louis and Conrad: Diplomacy, Regency and Ceremonial	p. 115
The Conquest of Lisbon	p. 136
Conrad's March to Constantinople and into Asia Minor	p. 168
The March of Louis VII to Constantinople and into Asia Minor	p. 185
The Crusade at Antioch and the Siege of Damascus	p. 207
The Wendish Crusade	p. 228
Crusading in Iberia: Almeria, Jaen, Tortosa and Lerida	p. 244
The Aftermath of the Second Crusade in the Holy Land and the West	p. 269
Translation of Quantum praedecessores	p. 280
Translation of Chevalier, mult estes guariz	p. 283
Notes	p. 285
Bibliography	p. 330
Index	p. 349
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