FIRST CRUSADE, THE

The First Crusade" is one of the best-known and most written-about events in his
tory but in this new book Dr Peter Frankopan asks vital questions that have neve
r been posed before. This is the only book to address the history of the "First
Crusade" from the perspective of the east, examining the role of the Byzantine E
mpire and its ruler, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. Peter Frankopan's focus on the
imperial city of Constantinople and events in Asia Minor is the result of a majo
r reinterpretation of eastern sources which reveal the crucial role of Byzantium
in the "Genesis" and execution of the "First Crusade".