In December 1235, Pope Gregory IX altered the mission of a crusade he had begun to preach the year before. Instead of calling for Christian magnates to go on to

Sir Thomas, Hero of Arsuf, rides to war again! When a king asks a baron to go on crusade it is an order, not a request and, as such, is not to be ignored. The E

"Rebels against Tyranny" is the first book in the "Rebels of Outremer" series that describes the struggle between the autocratic Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II