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Publisher
Enslow Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
King Richard I of England reigned for only 10 years (1189-1199), yet he maintains an important place in European history. A true knight, he was chivalrous and devout, but in the name of church and country was capable of extraordinary cruelty. This short history aptly shows both sides of the monarch. Particular attention is given to the Crusades, especially the Third Crusade, which Richard himself led to the Holy Land, and the legacy of his victories...
2) Jerusalem
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2011c
Language
English
Description
Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is th eprize of empires, the site of Judgment Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilizations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict, this is th eepic history of three thousand years of faith, slaughter, fanaticism and coexistence. How did this small,re,ote town become the...
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