This site provides the complete etext for Bret Harte's story, The Crusade of the Excelsior.

This ebook version of G. A. Henty's Winning His Spurs: A Tale Of The Crusades has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

This ebook version of G. A. Henty's The Boy Knight: A Tale Of The Crusade has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

This site covers the Fourth Crusade in-depth. It is broken down into several categories for easier reading.

This site covers the history of the Second Crusade in-depth. It is broken down into several categories for easier reading.

Boise State University covers much of the aftermath/results of the Second Crusade.

This site from the Boise State University contains a brief summary of the history of Venice during the 1200 era.

From a chapter on "The Americas, Europe, and Africa Before 1492," this section describes the European societies that engaged in conversion, conquest, and commerce and discusses the motives for and mechanisms of early European exploration.

Read the full text of the novel "The Brethren" by H. Rider Haggard. Set during the Crusades, this is a story of love and chivalry as two English knights vie for the love of the same maiden.

This is the full text of the novel The Evil Shepherd by E. Phillips Oppenheim; a former defense attorney turned righteous crusader is the hero of this blockbuster novel from an early master of the thriller genre.

Boise State University covers the Consequences of the First Crusade from all important aspects.

This ebook version of Charlotte Mary Yonge's The Prince And The Page: A Story Of The Last Crusade has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be...

Highlights quotes from a few poems from Meg Bogin's book The Female Troubadours. There is also a very brief paragraph about women troubadours.

Read the full text of this tale of the crusades, "Winning his Spurs", by G.A. Henty.

T.S. Arthur was an editor, author, and Amercian temperance crusader. Read the full text of his short story "Who are Happiest" on this site.