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://defenderofjerusalem.com or http://crusaderkingdoms.com

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Sources of Revenue in the Crusader States

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One consistent characteristic of the Frankish kingdoms was their affluence compared to kingdoms in the West. Contemporary accounts from pi...

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Saturday, April 18, 2026

The Administration of the Crusader States

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Every state requires an administrative apparatus to ensure the smooth functioning of the government institutions in peace and war. These ...

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Courts of all Kinds: The Complex Judiciary System of the Crusader States

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Arguably the most fundamental function of any state is the administration of justice. When a government fails to deliver justice, it loses...

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Helena P. Schrader: Helena P. Schrader is a former U.S. diplomat, who earned her PhD in Modern History from the University of Hamburg. She spent roughly one-third of her life in Berlin and first explored the pivotal events of the Berlin Crisis 1948-1949 in her comprehensive non-fiction study The Blockade Breakers: The Berlin Airlift. Schrader is the author of twenty novels, twelve of which have earned one or more literary awards. Three of her books have also attained "best-seller" status on amazon, including #1 Best Seller in the categories Aviation History and Wartime Fiction.

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