Heroines of the Crusades

"Heroines of the Crusades" by C. A. Bloss is a concise yet comprehensive history of the mostly untold stories of women and their participation in the crusades of the Middle Ages. Adela of Blois, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Berengaria of Navarre, Isabella of Angouleme, Violante of Jerusalem, and Eleanora of Castile are all honored, as well as other women who participated in and helped determine the results of the first through the eighth crusades.