~amy2
Sat, Jul 12, 1997 (21:39)
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Really, ask me anything. I have a database of 6,000 notes on this topic, and have read quite a bit of the source material. I kind of specialize in: the Children's Crusade; the ill-famed Fourth Crusade, culminating in the rape of Constantinople; The Third Crusade (Richard Lionheart & the siege of Acre); Saladin; the Fourth Crusade in Egypt; the Knights Templars & Hospitallers; leprosy during the period (it's a long story). Please, let me know what you'd like to learn about, and I will
post my notes to this board.
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~Rochelle
Thu, Sep 11, 1997 (20:40)
#1
How about Eleanor of the Aquitane's (sp?) role? This was an area of interest
for me years ago, but a lot has slipped my mind since. I understand she roused
support for the Crusades (although not, as legend has it, by dressing up in armour
with her ladies and galloping around. "The Lion in Winter" was an intersting take
on it all, particularly on the French/English royal families' dynamics. But
this is all going back a long way, and I'd like to refresh my memory.
~Knight
Wed, Jan 21, 1998 (17:42)
#2
My daughter is doing a report for school on the Fourth Crusade. What kind of information do you have?