Crusade [antikvár]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Once again, I find myself indebted to a large number of people, without whom this book, or at least my sanity, may not have prevailed. Love and thanks to my parents for their constant encouragement and unfailing support. Special thanks also to Sue and Dave for the roof over our heads and for finding so many excuses for celebration. Much love to all my fi-iends who allowed me to share this incredible journey with them. In particular I want to thank Jo, Niall, Mark, Bridie, Clare, Liz, Monica, Patrik, Becky Charley for their generosity, both in terms of help with the creative process and their friendship. Also, hats off to Ali for being a star. My gratitude to David Boyle for great reading suggestions, who I must also credit for the fantastic chapter on Acre in his book Blondel's Song, which gave me a real insight into the city. Thanks to staff at the language department of the British Library for their help with the 'code' issue and to Charles Davies for checking it over. And my sincere thanks to Dr Mark Philpott at the Centre for Medieval Renaissance Studies and Keble College, Oxford for casting an expert eye over the manuscript. Any mistakes remain my own.