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The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Christian Latin Church in the medieval period.
Crusades, military expeditions, beginning in the late 11th century, that were organized by western European Christians in response to centuries of Muslim wars of expansion.
The Crusades were a series of military campaigns organised by popes and Christian western powers to take Jerusalem and the Holy Land back from Muslim control and then defend those gains. There were eight major official crusades between 1095 and 1270, as well as many more unofficial ones.
The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims, occurring from 1096 and 1291, primarily to secure control of Middle Eastern holy sites.
The Crusades are most commonly linked to the political and social situation in 11th-century Europe, the rise of a reform movement within the papacy, and the political and religious confrontation of Christianity and Islam in Europe and the Middle East. Christianity had spread throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East in Late Antiquity, but ...
The Crusades were a series of military campaigns organised by Christian powers in order to retake Jerusalem and the Holy Land back from Muslim control. There would be eight officially sanctioned crusades between 1095 CE and 1270 CE and many more unofficial ones.
Crusades - Religious Conflict, Legacy, Impact: The structure of European society changed during the 12th and 13th centuries. The Crusades were a significant factor in Europe's development and had a marked impact on the development of Western historical literature.
Crusades - Holy War, Jerusalem, Europe: Western Europe became a significant power by the end of the 11th century. An economic revival was in full swing, and Europeans had proven they could launch a major military undertaking.
A comprehensive account of the Crusades, a compelling and controversial topic, whose bitter legacy resonates to this day. Crusaders embark for the Levant. From ‘Le Roman de Godefroi de Bouillon’, France, 1337.
The Crusades were a series of military campaigns waged between Christians and Muslims, Christians and pagans (the Northern Crusades), and Christians against Christians (the Fourth Crusade and the Albigensian Crusade).