Crusader Criminals: The Knights Who Went Rogue in the Holy Land

Crusader Criminals: The Knights Who Went Rogue in the Holy Land - Paperback

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Crusader Criminals: The Knights Who Went Rogue in the Holy Land - Paperback

Crusader Criminals: The Knights Who Went Rogue in the Holy Land - Paperback

by Steve Tibble
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Book Overview

A vivid new history of the criminal underworld in the medieval Holy Land

The religious wars of the crusades are renowned for their military engagements. But the period was witness to brutality beyond the battlefield. More so than any other medieval war zone, the Holy Land was rife with unprecedented levels of criminality and violence.

In the first history of its kind, Steve Tibble explores the criminal underbelly of the crusades. From gangsters and bandits to muggers and pirates, Tibble presents extraordinary evidence of an illicit underworld. He shows how the real problem in the region stemmed not from religion but from young men. Dislocated, disinhibited, and present in disturbingly large numbers, they were the propellant that stoked two centuries of unceasing warfare and shocking levels of criminality.

Crusader Criminals charts the downward spiral of desensitisation that grew out of the horrors of incessant warfare--and in doing so uncovers some of the most surprising stories of the time.
ISBN9780300284294
Author Steve Tibble
PublisherYale University Press
GenreHistory
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages400
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Crusader Criminals: The Knights Who Went Rogue in the Holy Land

Crusader Criminals: The Knights Who Went Rogue in the Holy Land - Paperback

Crusader Criminals: The Knights Who Went Rogue in the Holy Land - Paperback

By Steve Tibble

About Steve Tibble

Steve Tibble is honorary research associate at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the author of The Crusader Armies, The Crusader Strategy, Templars, and Crusader Criminals.

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