Defending the Crusader Kingdoms This blog is dedicated to discussing the Crusader Kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus. Dr. Schrader holds a PhD in History from the University of Hamburg. For more information visit: http://defenderofjer...

Notice to America: A global crossroads can become a "forgotten backwater." A flourishing hub of culture and technology can turn into a ruin.It's happened before. The major cause: internal rot. Read a lesson from history at: defendingcrusaderkingdoms.blogspot.com #CrusaderStates #HistoryLessons

The Establishment of the Kingdom of Cyprus The Kingdom of Jerusalem had survived -- just barely. Yet it is hard to imagine this fragile kingdom, stretching along the coast from Jaff...

Richard the Lionheart's greatest contribution to the Holy Land wasn't his victory at Arsuf —it was a swift, bloodless conquest of an island 200 miles away. Find out more at: defendingcrusaderkingdoms.blogspot.com/2022/08/the-...
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Interludes of Peace in the Medieval Latin East. Perceptions and Practices (Routledge, 2025)

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