Talk by Steven Runciman
The first voiume of Mr. Runciman's History of the Crusades, published earlier this year, contained the story of the First Crusade; the second volume will deal with the history of the rise and fall of the kingdom of Jerusalem; and in the final volume Mr. Runciman will complete the narrative, covering the last century of crusading history from the Third Crusade to the loss of the last Christian fortresses in Syria. In this talk the author describes the problems that confronted him in planning this large history, with particular reference to the second volume, which he is now writing.