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The Pilgrimage of the Russian Abbot Daniel in the Holy Land- 1106-1107- Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society.

First Council of Lyons, 1245 EWTN Library: See On the Crusade and Bull Deposing Frederick II

Christine de Pisan Ditie de Johanne d'Arc SMU.edu- Christine believes Joan's victories foreshadow Charles VII's recapture of Jerusalem

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Fulcher of Chartres Orientalized Franks 1127 University of Michigan

Anonymous The Tracts About the Places and Condition of the Holy Land-Written between 1168-1176 -Leeds Medieval History Texts in Translation

Rothelin Continuation of the History of William of Tyre Raid by Count Peter of Brittany against Muslim lands in 1239 DeReMilitari.Org

Master of the Hospitalers Letter to Lord De Melaye on the Capture of Jerusalem 1244 Internet History Sourcebooks

Collected Accounts The Loss of Acre 1291 DeReMilitari.Org

Important Philosophical and Theological Texts for Understanding the Crusades

Latin Vulgate Novum Testamentum Vatican Website

Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica- New Advent. Also available at Christian Classics Ethereal Library by clicking here. Useful for research on the Just War Theory and Christian violence.