The Latin Kingdom Of Jerusalem: 1099 To 1291 A.d
by C.R. Conder /
2015 / English / PDF
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Claude Reignier Conder, 1848 to 1910, was a British soldier, explorer and antiquarian. Conder was educated at University College London and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He became a lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1870. He carried out survey work in Palestine in 18721874, latterly in conjunction with Lt. Kitchener, later Lord Kitchener, whom he had met at school, and was seconded to the Palestine Exploration Fund from 1875 to 1878 and again in 1881 and 1882, when he was promoted captain. He retired with the rank of colonel in 1904. The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem is a history of the Crusader kingdom from its foundation in 1099, during the dramatic First Crusade, to its end in 1291. Conder describes its notable characters, enemies, institutions, military establishment, economy, laws, and its many campaigns and battles. The object of this volume is, however, not so much to relate the history of Crusades, as to present a picture of the curious social conditions which resulted from the establishment of a feudal society amid Oriental surroundings, and to trace the growth of civilisation and prosperity during the two centuries of Latin rule. The period is one of the most interesting in history, and the results of Frank colonisation in Palestine were far-reaching and important.
