Her account of her father's reign is historians' foremost source for Byzantine political history at the time of the first crusade.

安娜对于自己父亲统治的记载是历史学家们研究第一次十字军东征时期政治历史的重要资料来源。

Had the Crusaders lost this battle, the First  Crusade probably would not have occurred.

如果十字军在这场战斗中失利，第一次十字军东征可能就不会发生。

And the results of the First Crusade seemed to indicate that God had willed it.

第一次十字军东征的结果似乎表明这是上帝的旨意。

Fine, following preachers like Peter the Hermit, thousands of peasants and nobles alike volunteered for the First Crusade.

好吧，在像隐士彼得这样的传教士之后，成千上万的农民和贵族自愿参加了第一次十字军东征。

The First Crusade was called  for in the 11th century in response to a shakeup of  politics in the Middle East.

第一次十字军东征是在 11 世纪发起的，以应对中东政治的动荡。

Several important and distinguished  noblemen led the First Crusade's armies, including Raymond of Toulouse, Godfrey  of Bouillon, and Bohemond of Taranto.

几位重要而杰出的贵族领导了第一次十字军东征的军队，包括图卢兹的雷蒙德、布永的戈弗雷和塔兰托的博希蒙德。

The Normans were also central to the First Crusade of 1095-99, a bloody conflict that re-established Christian control in certain parts of the Middle East.

诺曼人也是 1095-99 年第一次十字军东征的核心，这场血腥冲突在中东某些地区重新建立了基督教控制。

Despite their zeal, the western crusaders would  have very few successes after the First Crusade, and the Crusader Kingdoms established in  the Middle East would be very short-lived.

尽管他们很热心， 但西方十字军在第一次十字军东征后几乎没有取得成功，而在中东建立的十字军王国也很短命。

Some of the ground covered by the book may be familiar to history buffs: from the high-stakes conquest of England to the fighting qualities that Normans brought to the near-miraculous triumph of the First Crusade.

对于历史爱好者来说，书中涵盖的一些领域可能并不陌生：从对英格兰的高风险征服，到诺曼人带来的战斗品质，再到第一次十字军东征近乎奇迹般的胜利。

The Battle of Antioch ensured the existence  of the Crusader states – the Principality of Antioch being one of four feudal Crusader states  that came to exist during the First Crusade.

安条克战役确保了十字军国家的存在——安条克公国是第一次十字军东征期间出现的四个封建十字军国家之一。