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

Monday, November 29, 2021

Myths of the Middle Ages Part II: Brutal Barons and Illiterate Knights

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I continue with my series debunking common misconceptions about the Middle Ages with a look at the notion that barons and knights were ...

Monday, November 22, 2021

Debunking Myths About the Middle Ages: Part I - Autocratic KIngs and Oppressed Subjects

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Today I begin a five-part series debunking common misconceptions about the Middle Ages. In this series I will look at 1) Autocratic King...

Monday, November 15, 2021

The End to Imperial Interference on Cyprus

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The Emperor's deputy in Outremer had now decisively defeated the Ibelin/Cypriot army at the Battle of Casal Imbert and occupied Cyprus...

Monday, November 8, 2021

Behind the King's Back: The Imperial Seizure of Cyprus 1232

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Flushed with a sense of triumph after his victory at Casal Imbert, the Imperial Marshal Riccardo Filangieri made the strategic decision to...

Monday, November 1, 2021

Humiliation for a Rebel Baron

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The Lord of Beirut appeared to have his opponent, the Imperial Marshal Riccardo Filangieri on the run. Filangieri had lifted the siege of Be...

Monday, October 25, 2021

Diplomatic Maneuvering: Winning Hearts and Minds

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By early April 1232, it was evident that Lord of Beirut did not have sufficient force to relieve his castle at Beirut. After smuggling in ...

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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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