Editing First Crusade (section)

===Modern histories of the First Crusade===

Since the 1970s, the Crusades have attracted hundreds of scholars to their study, many of whom are identified in the online database ''Historians of the Crusades'',<ref name="Crusader-studies">{{Cite web |website=Resources for Studying the Crusades (2007–1008) |title=Historians of the Crusades |date=10 July 2024 |url=http://www.crusaderstudies.org.uk/resources/historians/index.html}}</ref> part of the ''Resources for Studying the Crusades'' created at [[Queen Mary University of London]] in 2007–2008. Some of the more notable historians of the First Crusade include [[Jonathan Riley-Smith]] (1938–2016), the leading historian of the Crusades of his generation. His work includes ''The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading'' (1993)<ref>{{harvnb|Riley-Smith|1991}}.</ref> and ''The First Crusaders, 1095–1131'' (1998).<ref>{{harvnb|Riley-Smith|1998}}.</ref> His doctoral students are among the most renowned in the world<ref>{{Cite web|last=Resources for Studying the Crusades|title=Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith|date=10 July 2024 |url=http://www.crusaderstudies.org.uk/resources/historians/profiles/riley_smith/index.html}}</ref> and he led the team that created the ''Database of Crusaders to the Holy Land, 1096–1149''.<ref>{{Cite web|author1=J. S. C. Riley-Smith |author2=Jonathan Phillips |author3=Alan V. Murray |author4=Guy Perry |author5=Nicholas Morton|title=A Database of Crusaders to the Holy Land, 1095–1149|url=https://www.dhi.ac.uk/crusaders/}}</ref> [[Carole Hillenbrand]] (born 1943) is an Islamic scholar whose work ''The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives'' (1999)<ref name="Hillenbrand-1999">{{harvnb|Hillenbrand|1999}}</ref> discusses themes that highlight how Muslims reacted to the presence of the Crusaders in the heart of traditionally Islamic territory and is regarded as one of the most influential works on the First Crusade. Other current researchers include [[Christopher Tyerman]] (born 1953) whose ''God's War: A New History of the Crusades'' (2006)<ref>{{harvnb|Tyerman|2006}}.</ref> is regarded as the definitive account of all the crusades. In his ''An Eyewitness History of the Crusades'' (2004),<ref>Tyerman, Christopher (2004). ''An Eyewitness History of the Crusades''. Folio Society.</ref> Tyerman provides the history of the crusades told from original eyewitness sources, both Christian and Muslim. [[Thomas Asbridge]] (born 1969) has written ''The First Crusade: A New History: The Roots of Conflict between Christianity and Islam'' (2004){{sfn|Asbridge|2004}} and the more expansive ''The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land'' (2012).{{sfn|Asbridge|2012}} [[Thomas F. Madden|Thomas Madden]] (born 1960) has written ''The New Concise History of the Crusades'' (2005)<ref>''The New Concise History of the Crusades'' (Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005; repr New York: Barnes and Noble, 2007).</ref> and ''The Real History of the Crusades'' (2011).<ref>"[http://www.thearma.org/essays/Crusades.htm#.X-lIGS9h0mM The Real History of the Crusades]", ARMA, March 19, 2011 (updated 2005 piece)</ref> ''The Crusades—An Encyclopedia'' (2006)<ref>Murray, Alan V. (2006). ''[https://www.academia.edu/2207440/The_Crusades_an_encyclopedia The Crusades – An Encyclopedia]'', ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara.</ref> edited by historian Alan V. Murray<ref>{{Cite web|last=Resources for Studying the Crusades|title=Dr. Alan Murray|date=10 July 2024 |url=http://www.crusaderstudies.org.uk/resources/historians/profiles/murray/index.html}}</ref> provides a comprehensive treatment of the Crusades with over 1000 entries written by 120 authors from 25 countries. The list of other historians is extensive and excellent bibliographies include that by Asbridge{{sfn|Asbridge|2004|pp=380–396|loc=Bibliography}} and in ''The Routledge Companion to the Crusades''.<ref name="Lock-2006" />