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Summary Description Map to illustrate the First Crusade, H. G. Wells' Outline of History, page 342.jpg English: Illustration from page 342 of The outline of history; being a plain history of life and mankind, the definitive edition revised and rearranged by the author, by H.G. Wells, illustrated by J. F. Horrabin, "Map to illustrate the First ...
Clan map of Scotland The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs ) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans , mottoes , and other information. The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All Arms ...
The image of St. Andrew, martyred while bound to an X-shaped cross, first appeared in the Kingdom of Scotland during the reign of William I and was again depicted on seals used during the late 13th century; including on one particular example used by the Guardians of Scotland, dated 1286. [126]
Crusades against Italian republics and cities, and Sicily. These are documented in the work by British historian Norman Housley, The Italian Crusades: The Papal-Angevin Alliance and the Crusades Against Christian Lay Powers, 1254-1343 (1982). [322] Mallorca Crusade. The Mallorca Crusade (1113–1115), also known as the Balearic Islands Expedition.
Eugene III extends the crusade to Iberia. [349] The first contingent of Crusaders depart from England, but bad weather forces them to stop in Porto where they will aid the Portuguese. [350] Spring. In the first battle of the crusade, Baldwin III of Jerusalem is defeated by Damascene forces under Mu'in ad-Din Unur at the Battle of Bosra. [351] June.
The English colonization of America had been based on the English colonization of Ireland, specifically the Munster Plantation, England's first colony, [6] using the same tactics as the Plantations of Ireland. Many of the early colonists of North America had their start in colonizing Ireland, including a group known as the West Country Men ...
The Crusades: A Chronology, covering 1096–1444, in The Crusades—An Encyclopedia, edited by Alan V. Murray. [7] Important Dates and Events, 1049–1571, in History of the Crusades, Volume III, edited by Kenneth M. Setton (1975). [8] Historical Dictionary of the Crusades, by Corliss K. Slack. Chronology from 1009–1330. [9]
The Norwegian Crusade, led by Norwegian King Sigurd I, [2] was a crusade or a pilgrimage (sources differ) [3] that lasted from 1107 to 1111, in the aftermath of the First Crusade. The Norwegian Crusade marks the first time a European king personally went to the Holy Land .