Defending the Crusader Kingdoms: Emperor Manuel I

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

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Saturday, June 21, 2025

Jerusalem's Brief Era of Military Superiority

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In the mid-twelfth century, the Kingdom of Jerusalem entered a period of strength. Almost all fighting occurred on Muslim territory, and in ...

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Friday, September 18, 2015

Maria Comnena: Byzantine Princess and Queen of Jerusalem

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Empress Irene from Agia Sophia in Constantinople (Istanbul) Maria Comnena was probably born in 1154 or 1155, the daughter of John Comne...

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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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