Crusades - Wikipedia The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and at times directed by the Papacy during the Middle Ages The most prominent of these were the campaigns to the Holy Land aimed at reclaiming Jerusalem and its surrounding territories from Muslim rule
Crusades - World History Encyclopedia 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
What Were The Crusades? - History Hit But why were the crusades called and what were they about? Who were the crusaders, and why, four centuries after Muslim rule was established in the East, did they attempt to take the Holy Land, four centuries after Muslim rule was established in the region Why did Pope Urban call the First Crusade?
The Crusades: A Complete History | History Today 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
Crusades: characteristics, history, causes and consequences Crusades was the name given to a series of military campaigns conducted by Western Europe Christians, particularly from France, the Holy Roman Empire, and England, and spurred by the highest authority of the Catholic Church with Holy See in Rome, the Pope
The Crusades - Smarthistory Crusades were religious wars undertaken by Christians from western Europe Their goal was to capture the Holy Lands of the eastern Mediterranean and specifically Jerusalem from Muslims Christian crusader states resulted for varying periods of time
Objectives and role of the Crusades | Britannica The objectives of the Crusades were to check the spread of Islam, to retake control of the Holy Land, to conquer pagan areas, and to recapture formerly Christian territories The Crusades were seen by many of their participants as a means of redemption and expiation for sins
The Crusades: Causes Goals - World History Encyclopedia 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