A History of the Crusades (Runciman, 1951-1954)
1150 · Resource
Steven Runciman's magisterial three-volume narrative of the crusades, still the most celebrated literary account of the movement. Placed mid-crusades; published 1951-1954.
On these timelines: Resources: Combined, Popular history books
Around 1150
- Kamakura shogunate established (1192)
- Saladin retakes Jerusalem (1187)
- Genghis Khan (1162)
- Angkor Wat built (1113)
- Reign of Henry II (1154)
- Kamakura shogunate (1185)
- Frederick I Barbarossa (1122)
- Third Crusade (1189)
- Reign of Philip II Augustus of France (1180)
- Henry II of England (1133)