Frankopan has written a remarkable book that makes as strong case as the incomplete and episodic evidence permits Literary Review Scholarly and yet accessible, and unashamedly partisan, The First Crusade, as any vibrant history should, is bound to set a lot of feathers flying Daily Telegraph A dazzling book, perfectly combining deep scholarship and easy readability. The most important addition to Crusading literature since Runciman A nuanced and often counterintuitive story of power politics, international diplomacy and war and, ultimately that very rare thing - a truly fresh interpretation of an old story Time Out Frankopan's qualities as a historian and writer are of a high order BBC History Magazine From the Back Cover The First Crusade is one of the best-known and most written-about events in history.