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1 day ago · The crusading movement encompasses the framework of ideologies and institutions that described, regulated, and promoted the Crusades. The crusades were religious wars that the Christian Latin church initiated, supported, and sometimes directed in the Middle Ages.
4 days ago · The conflict had a profound impact on the Middle Ages, shaping the course of European and Middle Eastern history for centuries to come. Here are 12 key figures who played pivotal roles in the Crusades: 1. Pope Urban II (c.1035-1099) Pope Urban II was the driving force behind the First Crusade. In 1095, he delivered a rousing speech at the ...
2 days ago · Explore the dramatic events of the First Crusade (1096-1099), a pivotal military expedition launched by Western European Christians to reclaim Jerusalem from...
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2 days ago · The Fourth Crusade (November 10, 1202 - April 13, 1204) [2] was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III. The stated intent of the expedition was to recapture the Muslim -controlled city of Jerusalem, by first defeating the powerful Egyptian Ayyubid Sultanate.
2 days ago · The First Crusade (1095-1102) was a military campaign by western European forces to recapture the city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim control. Conceived by Pope Urban II following an appeal from the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos, the Crusade was a success with Christian forces taking control of Jerusalem on 15 July 1099.
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2 days ago · The list of sources for the Crusades provides those contemporaneous written accounts and other artifacts of the Crusades covering the period from the Council of Clermont in 1095 until the fall of Acre in 1291. These sources include chronicles, personal accounts, official documents and archaeological findings.
5 days ago · The Pope’s call for the First Crusade on November 27, 1095, came after the Byzantine Emperor’s plea for assistance. The plea came as the Seljuk Turks hit the Empire hard, inflicting defeats and taking territory. The Empire’s call for help fell on attentive ears. Pope Urban II saw this as an opportunity to increase the papacy’s prestige ...
