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Jonathan Riley-Smith

November 01, 2023

Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith GCStJ FRHistS (27 June 1938 – 13 September 2016) was a historian of the Crusades,[1] and, between 1994 and 2005, Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Cambridge.[2] He was a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[3]

Jonathan Riley-Smith
GCStJ FRHistS
Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History
University of Cambridge
In office
1994–2011
Preceded byChristopher N. L. Brooke
Succeeded byDavid Maxwell
Personal details
Born
Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith

27 June 1938
Harrogate, England
Died13 September 2016(2016-09-13) (aged 78)
CitizenshipBritish
Parent(s)William Henry Douglas Riley-Smith
Elspeth Agnes Mary Craik Henderson
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Early life edit

Riley-Smith was the eldest of four children born into a prosperous Yorkshire brewing family. His maternal grandfather (to whose memory he later dedicated his book What Were the Crusades?) was the British Conservative Party MP, John Craik-Henderson (1890-1971).[4]

He attended Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took his BA (1960), MA (1964), PhD (1964), and LittD (2001).[5]

Academic career edit

Riley-Smith taught at the University of St Andrews (1964–1972), Queens' College, Cambridge (1972-1978), Royal Holloway College, London (1978–1994) as well as at Emmanuel (1994–2005).[2][3] His many respected publications on the origins of the crusading movement and the motivations of the first crusaders have deeply influenced current historiography of the crusades:[6] in an appreciative obituary, a senior colleague described Riley-Smith as "quite simply the leading historian of the crusades anywhere in the world".[7]

He was appointed a Knight of Grace and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and a Bailiff Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.[8]

Riley-Smith appeared in the documentary series Crusades (1995) as an historical authority. However, the series adopted the by then outdated views of Steven Runciman, which were not held by the interviewed experts. Then the producers edited the taped interviews so that the historians seemed to be agreeing with Runciman. Riley-Smith said of the producers, "they made me appear to say things that I do not believe!"[9]

Personal life edit

Riley-Smith was a convert to Catholicism.[5] He married Louise Field, a portrait artist, in 1968.[10][11] Their three children include the singer/songwriter Polly Paulusma.

Jonathan Riley-Smith died on 13 September 2016.[12]

Bibliography edit

  • The Knights of St John in Jerusalem and Cyprus, c. 1050–1310 (London, Macmillan, 1967, reprinted 2002)
  • Ibn al-Furat (1971). Jonathan Riley-Smith (ed.). Ayyubids, Mamlukes and Crusaders: Text. Vol. 1. Translation by Malcolm Cameron Lyons, Ursula Lyons. W. Heffer. ISBN 9780852700587.
  • Ibn al-Furat (1971). Jonathan Riley-Smith (ed.). Ayyubids, Mamlukes and Crusaders; selections from the Tarikh al-duwal wa'l-Muluk. Vol. 2. Translation by Malcolm Cameron Lyons, Ursula Lyons. Cambridge: W. Heffer.
  • The Feudal Nobility and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1174–1277 (London, Macmillan, 1973, reprinted 2002)
  • What Were the Crusades? (London, Macmillan, 1977, 2nd edition 1992, 3rd edition Basingstoke, Palgrave, 2002)
  • The Crusades: Idea and Reality, 1095–1274, with Louise Riley-Smith (London, Edward Arnold, 1981)
  • The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading (London and Philadelphia, Athlone/ University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986, paperback US 1990, UK 1993)
  • The Crusades: A Short History (London and New Haven, Athlone/ Yale University Press, 1987, also in paperback, translated into French, Italian and Polish)
  • The Atlas of the Crusades (editor) (London and New York, Times Books/ Facts on File, 1991, translated into German and French)
  • The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades, editor (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1995, paperback 1997, now reissued as The Oxford History of the Crusades, paperback, 1999, translated into Russian, German and Polish)
  • Cyprus and the Crusades, editor, with Nicholas Coureas) (Nicosia, Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East and Cyprus Research Centre, 1995)
  • Montjoie: Studies in Crusade History in Honour of Hans Eberhard Mayer, editor, with Benjamin Z. Kedar and Rudolf Hiestand (Aldershot, Variorum, 1997)
  • The First Crusaders, 1095–1131 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1997, paperback 1998 and 2000)
  • Hospitallers: The History of the Order of St. John (London, The Hambledon Press, 1999, also in paperback, translated into Russian)
  • Al seguito delle Crociate Rome (Di Renzo: Dialoghi Uomo e Societΰ, 2000)
  • Dei gesta per Francos: Etudes sur les croisades dιdiιes ΰ Jean Richard, editor, with M. Balard and B.Z. Kedar (Aldershot (Ashgate), 2001)
  • The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam (Columbia University Press, 2008)
  • The Knights Hospitaller in the Levant 1070–1309 (Basingstoke, 2012)

References edit

  1. ^ Andy Soltis; Richard Johnson (5 May 2005). . New York Post. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b Jonathan Phillips (19 September 2016). "An appreciation of the great historian of the Crusades". History Today Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b George Garnett (6 October 2016). "Jonathan Riley-Smith obituary". Scholar of the Crusades whose books promoted the public’s interest in his subject. The Guardian, London. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ^ Jonathan Riley-Smith (21 April 2009). What Were the Crusades?. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-137-14250-4.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b "Jonathan Riley-Smith, historian of the medieval Crusades - obituary". The Telegraph. Daily Telegraph, London. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Jonathan Riley-Smith on the Motivations of the First Crusaders | Andrew Holt, Ph.D". Apholt.com. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  7. ^ David Abulafia (August 2017). "Obituary: Jonathan Riley-Smith 1938-2016". History at Cambridge. Faculty of History, Cambridge. Issue 9: 10.
  8. ^ . The Gazette. 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  9. ^ Thomas F. Madden. . Ignatius Insight. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Cambridge colleges head porters in portrait show". BBC News. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  12. ^ . Cambridge University. 14 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

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Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley Smith GCStJ FRHistS 27 June 1938 13 September 2016 was a historian of the Crusades 1 and between 1994 and 2005 Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Cambridge 2 He was a Fellow of Emmanuel College Cambridge 3 Jonathan Riley SmithGCStJ FRHistSDixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History University of CambridgeIn office 1994 2011Preceded byChristopher N L BrookeSucceeded byDavid MaxwellPersonal detailsBornJonathan Simon Christopher Riley Smith27 June 1938Harrogate EnglandDied13 September 2016 2016 09 13 aged 78 CitizenshipBritishParent s William Henry Douglas Riley SmithElspeth Agnes Mary Craik HendersonAlma materTrinity College Cambridge Contents 1 Early life 2 Academic career 3 Personal life 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editRiley Smith was the eldest of four children born into a prosperous Yorkshire brewing family His maternal grandfather to whose memory he later dedicated his book What Were the Crusades was the British Conservative Party MP John Craik Henderson 1890 1971 4 He attended Eton College and Trinity College Cambridge where he took his BA 1960 MA 1964 PhD 1964 and LittD 2001 5 Academic career editRiley Smith taught at the University of St Andrews 1964 1972 Queens College Cambridge 1972 1978 Royal Holloway College London 1978 1994 as well as at Emmanuel 1994 2005 2 3 His many respected publications on the origins of the crusading movement and the motivations of the first crusaders have deeply influenced current historiography of the crusades 6 in an appreciative obituary a senior colleague described Riley Smith as quite simply the leading historian of the crusades anywhere in the world 7 He was appointed a Knight of Grace and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and a Bailiff Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem 8 Riley Smith appeared in the documentary series Crusades 1995 as an historical authority However the series adopted the by then outdated views of Steven Runciman which were not held by the interviewed experts Then the producers edited the taped interviews so that the historians seemed to be agreeing with Runciman Riley Smith said of the producers they made me appear to say things that I do not believe 9 Personal life editRiley Smith was a convert to Catholicism 5 He married Louise Field a portrait artist in 1968 10 11 Their three children include the singer songwriter Polly Paulusma Jonathan Riley Smith died on 13 September 2016 12 Bibliography editThe Knights of St John in Jerusalem and Cyprus c 1050 1310 London Macmillan 1967 reprinted 2002 Ibn al Furat 1971 Jonathan Riley Smith ed Ayyubids Mamlukes and Crusaders Text Vol 1 Translation by Malcolm Cameron Lyons Ursula Lyons W Heffer ISBN 9780852700587 Ibn al Furat 1971 Jonathan Riley Smith ed Ayyubids Mamlukes and Crusaders selections from the Tarikh al duwal wa l Muluk Vol 2 Translation by Malcolm Cameron Lyons Ursula Lyons Cambridge W Heffer The Feudal Nobility and the Kingdom of Jerusalem 1174 1277 London Macmillan 1973 reprinted 2002 What Were the Crusades London Macmillan 1977 2nd edition 1992 3rd edition Basingstoke Palgrave 2002 The Crusades Idea and Reality 1095 1274 with Louise Riley Smith London Edward Arnold 1981 The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading London and Philadelphia Athlone University of Pennsylvania Press 1986 paperback US 1990 UK 1993 The Crusades A Short History London and New Haven Athlone Yale University Press 1987 also in paperback translated into French Italian and Polish The Atlas of the Crusades editor London and New York Times Books Facts on File 1991 translated into German and French The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades editor Oxford Oxford University Press 1995 paperback 1997 now reissued as The Oxford History of the Crusades paperback 1999 translated into Russian German and Polish Cyprus and the Crusades editor with Nicholas Coureas Nicosia Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East and Cyprus Research Centre 1995 Montjoie Studies in Crusade History in Honour of Hans Eberhard Mayer editor with Benjamin Z Kedar and Rudolf Hiestand Aldershot Variorum 1997 The First Crusaders 1095 1131 Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1997 paperback 1998 and 2000 Hospitallers The History of the Order of St John London The Hambledon Press 1999 also in paperback translated into Russian Al seguito delle Crociate Rome Di Renzo Dialoghi Uomo e Society 2000 Dei gesta per Francos Etudes sur les croisades didiies y Jean Richard editor with M Balard and B Z Kedar Aldershot Ashgate 2001 The Crusades Christianity and Islam Columbia University Press 2008 The Knights Hospitaller in the Levant 1070 1309 Basingstoke 2012 References edit Andy Soltis Richard Johnson 5 May 2005 Knight Clubbing Historians Jihad Vs Heaven New York Post Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 Retrieved 25 December 2010 a b Jonathan Phillips 19 September 2016 An appreciation of the great historian of the Crusades History Today Ltd Retrieved 21 January 2018 a b George Garnett 6 October 2016 Jonathan Riley Smith obituary Scholar of the Crusades whose books promoted the public s interest in his subject The Guardian London Retrieved 10 August 2017 Jonathan Riley Smith 21 April 2009 What Were the Crusades Palgrave Macmillan p 8 ISBN 978 1 137 14250 4 permanent dead link a b Jonathan Riley Smith historian of the medieval Crusades obituary The Telegraph Daily Telegraph London 21 September 2016 Retrieved 10 August 2017 Jonathan Riley Smith on the Motivations of the First Crusaders Andrew Holt Ph D Apholt com 8 June 2016 Retrieved 15 September 2016 David Abulafia August 2017 Obituary Jonathan Riley Smith 1938 2016 History at Cambridge Faculty of History Cambridge Issue 9 10 Order of St John The Gazette 22 April 2013 Archived from the original on 6 January 2022 Retrieved 15 September 2016 Thomas F Madden Crusade Myths Ignatius Insight Archived from the original on 7 October 2021 Retrieved 28 July 2022 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 10 August 2017 Cambridge colleges head porters in portrait show BBC News 4 June 2016 Retrieved 4 June 2016 Professor Jonathan Riley Smith 1938 2016 Cambridge University 14 September 2016 Archived from the original on 16 August 2017 Retrieved 14 September 2016 External links editObituary dead link The Daily Telegraph 22 September 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jonathan Riley Smith amp oldid 1169668488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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