Introduction
Questions and Perspectives
Eastern Mediterranean and the Holy Land
Spain and North Africa
The Baltic
Constantinople and Eastern Europe
Military service, careerism and the crusade
'All are truly blessed who are martyred in battle': Crusading and
Salvation
Chivalry, literature and political culture
The chivalric nation and images of the Crusader King
Conclusion
Appendix: Register of English crusaders c. 1307-1399
It is difficult to do justice to the sheer breadth and richness of
Guard's work..[It] is a wonderful treasury of detail on the
activities and motivation of English crusaders and their careers in
royal service, the practicalities of travel, literary reflections
of crusading, the significance of the Holy Land in the ideology of
the English monarchy, and much more.
*FRANCIA*
This is an immaculately presented and referenced study and it is
characterized by a lucid and engaging style of writing.
*WAR IN HISTORY*
An impressive and richly textured study. [...] Guard's compelling
account raises important questions about the roots of 14th-century
English crusading, its long-term viability and the role of kings in
promoting it.
*HISTORY TODAY*
[An] extremely impressive work of scholarship, detailed,
convincingly argued and supported by meticulous research. Guard's
work [...] makes a significant contribution to our knowledge and
understanding of crusading after 1291.
*CRUSADES*
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