Share this page!

Enter URL or ID to Unroll

You can paste full URL like: https://x.com/threadreaderapp/status/1644127596119195649
or just the ID like: 1644127596119195649

How to get URL link on X (Twitter) App

  1. On the Twitter thread, click on or icon on the bottom
  2. Click again on or Share Via icon
  3. Click on Copy Link to Tweet
  4. Paste it above and click "Unroll Thread"!
  5. More info at Twitter Help
Magister Johannes Josephus Profile picture
Magister Johannes Josephus
@nassaujuan
Princeton ’22. Medieval History PhD candidate. Maronite Anglo-Catholic in a lifelong pilgrimage to New Jerusalem. Ora & labora! All opinions strictly in jest.
Feb 26 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
Thread of the best books on the Crusades, by a Crusades historian!

The Crusades, a History, by Jonathan Riley-Smith is the best primer. It is a monumental overview of the crusades’ material and logistical costs, their theological discourse, and the experiences of those involved. Image Riley-Smith also has a deep dive into the First Crusade with “The First Crusaders.” This is not so much a history of the first expedition, but of the background of the men and women who conceived and organized it. It is a very compelling prosopographical study. Image