The Crusades (Enquiring History Series)

by Michael Riley (Author), Michael Riley (Author), Jamie Byrom (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2013

  $29.45

  Think more deeply and work more independently at A level History through a carefully thought-out enquiry approach from SHP.
  
  Enquiring History: It makes you think!
  
  The OFSTED report on school history suggests that the current generation of A Level students have been poorly served by exam-based textbooks which spoon-feed students while failing to enthuse them or develop deeper understandings of studying History

  The Schools History Project has risen to this challenge with a new series for the next generation. Enquiring History is SHP's fresh approach to Advanced Level History that aims:
  - To motivate and engage readers
  - To help readers think and gain independence as learners
  - To encourage enquiry, and deeper understanding of periods and the people of the past
  - To engage with current scholarship
  - To prepare A Level students for university

  Key features of each Student book
  - Clear compelling narrative - books are designed to be read cover to cover
  - Structured enquiries - that explore the core content and issues of each period
  - 'Insight' panels between enquiries provide context, overview, and extension
  - Full colour illustrations throughout

  The Crusades: Conflict and controversy 1095-1291
  There has never been a more important time to study the Crusades. Religious conflict is a fact of life in the twenty-first century no less than it was in the medieval world. And yet the world of the Crusades is so different from ours that it takes a massive leap of imagination to make sense of these events. This book takes on that challenge: opening a window onto the 12th and 13th century worlds to understand what on earth was going on. It examines the Crusades themselves; the controversies surrounding them; and the past and current re-interpretations of the period.

  Web-based support includes
  - lesson planning tools and guidance for teachers available from the SHP website http://www.schoolshistoryproject.org.uk/Publishing/BooksSHP/BooksALvlEHS.html
  - eBooks for whole class teaching or individual student reading available from eBook retailers