The Crusades (Enquiring History Series)

The Crusades (Enquiring History Series)

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

Synopsis

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

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 144
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Hodder Education
Published: 26 Apr 2013

ISBN 10: 1444144510
ISBN 13: 9781444144512
Book Overview: Think more deeply and work more independently at A level History through a carefully thought-out enquiry approach from SHP.

Media Reviews
Having just taken the history crusades exam I can confidently say this is the most helpful book you will find to aid you through the crusades....[P]ictures and maps the whole way through...[make] everything easier to understand, particularly if, like me, you're not great at geography. This book is pretty much a necessity if you will be taking the crusades course for history A-level. * Amazon reviewer *
Author Bio

Michael Riley and Jamie Byrom are Series Editors for the Enquiring History series but also are experienced writers and trainers on this topic - having contributed to UNESCO, Council of Europe and Euroclio projects focussed understanding and teaching about the historical relationship between Europe and the Islamic world.

Academic consultant: Professor Jonathan Phillips of Royal Holloway College, renowned expert on the period.