The Crusades
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Crusade MoviesOnly a few medieval movies were actually about the Crusades, which were a series of religious wars that lasted from the 11th century to the 14th century to control the holy city Jerusalem.- Variations in Versions of the CrusadesFirst Crusades ended with the Fall of Jerusalem, from the Arab perspective, and with the Return of Jerusalem to Christendom from the Christian perspective.
- Onward, Rick Santorum: Pro-Crusade Candidate Staking His Position for Republican Presidential NominationFormer Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, a probable 2012 presidential candidate, has positioned himself as the candidate of the millennium. Make that the last millennium, not this one.
- Decline of an Empire: The Sacking of Constantinople, 1204A paper I did for an Honors class about Medieval Western history.
The Benefits of the CrusadesRead on to learn about the consequences of the Crusades, including their often-unnoticed benefits.- The CrusadesThis is an overview on why The Crusades originally began and how the First Crusade ended.
The Crusades: Epic Battles for ReligionWhat really started the Crusades? Did these battles have any effect on the world as we know it?
The History of the CrusadesThe Crusades were an integral part of establishing contact between the West and the East.- The Crusades, a Fight to Secure the Holy LandThis is a brief detailed history of the Crusades. Why the Crusades began and why the finally ended. The First through the Ninth Crusade tell us a lot about the Papacy and the Church at the time.
- The Crusades: A Part of History 1095-1302The Crusades are a number of religious military campaigns carried on by the Christian Europeans, mostly Franks or people of the Holy Roman Empire. The holiness of the Holy Land was the main reason for the Crusades. There were a total of nine Crusades.
- What Caused the CrusadesA history of the Crusades
- In the Wake of the CrusadesMost people have heard about the religious Crusades that took place in the Middle Ages, but do you really know what it was? Find out important facts about the Crusades and their aftermath.
The Crusades: A Factual HistoryThe Crusades remain one of the most controversial periods of human history and one of the most ill-used. Learn more.- Origins of the First CrusadeThis article seeks to look at Europe in the decade before the crusades were called, discuss the reasons for their declaration, and perhaps to debunk some common misconceptions of what the European society was like in the Middle Ages.
The CrusadesThe crusades were an attempt by the papacy to demonstrate their influence over European society. It was a war between the godly followers and the infidels.
The Knight and the SultanUsing primary sources and modern scholarship, this essay attempts to find some of the roots of the Christian-Islam conflict by examining both sides of the conflicts.- A Review of The Crusades: A History by Jonathan Riley-SmithA review of the latest edition of the popular work by one of the world's preeminent Crusade scholars.
- Inheriting Rome: The Byzantine Empire, the Islamic World and the Coming CrusadesA look at the effects that brought about the Crusades and how they relate to the fall of the Roman Empire.
- Widespread Diseases During the Crusades of the Middle AgesAn overview of the various diseases and adverse health conditions that were prevalent during the crusades.
- The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf: A Book ReviewA thoughtful book review of the historical non-fiction text "The Crusades through Arab Eyes" by the Lebanese author Amin Maalouf. Originally written in French, this review is of the English translation.
- Pope Urban II's Speech at the Council of Clermont and the CrusadesThe speech at the Council of Clermont had quick and long lasting results. Filled with zeal at the prospect of liberating the Holy Land and motivated by the promise of instant entry into heaven, thousands of men responded to the call.
- The Lasting Effects of the CrusadesInterestingly enough, despite the war, suffering, disorder and crime, the Crusades contributed immensely in the history of the progress of civilization in Europe. At the same time, they greatly affected the Arab world.
- The Role of Women During the CrusadesThe social changes caused by the Crusades provided women with greater power. Some stayed at home taking care of their households, others participated in the Crusades, while equally important were women inheritors of power in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
- The History of the Jews During the CrusadesThe Crusades shaped the turning-point in the medieval history of the Jews. Their massacre during the Crusades destabilized fatally their economic and social position. Christian anti-Semitism became even stronger than before making the Jews less important.
- How the Crusades Influenced Trade During the Middle AgesIn spite of the war, suffering, disorder and crime, the Crusades contributed massively in the evolution of European civilization. Without any doubt, one of the most important effects of the Crusades in Europe was the increased trade and economy.
- Events in Western Europe that Led to the CrusadesThe origins of the Crusades are traced in a series of developments in the Western Europe in the early years of the Middle Ages, but also in the worsening situation of the Byzantine Empire in the East.
- Osama Bin Laden and the CrusadesThe use of religion as propaganda has been around for hundreds of years. In this article take a look at how a terrorist uses religion to gain support and continue the war on peace.
- Richard the LionheartedThe successes of Richard the Lionhearted Life as King
- Assigning Blame in the Fourth CrusadeVenetians often get the blame for orchestrating the fantastic turn of events of the Fourth Crusade, but were they really in control, or just slaves to fate?
- Fools and Devils: The Unbeliever in Islam and ChristianityA research paper on Islamic and Christian approaches to unbelief and apostasy during the Crusading movement. Focuses on the differences and similarities between the two religions as well as their cultural heritages towards unbelievers.
- The Fifth Crusade: An Historic OverviewLike its predecessors, the Fifth Crusade was a catastrophe, according to Thomas F. Madden, author of the definitive book The New Concise History of the Crusades.
- The Deadly Other: Dehumanization and Alienation in the First CrusadeA scholarly look at the use of barbaric propaganda to dehumanize a foreign enemy during the First Crusade. Analysis is included which parallels the war in Iraq.
- Understanding the Context of the CrusadesAn important look into how vital the context of the Crusades are.
- Who's Who and What's What in the CrusadesAn important series of names, places, and events that will come up in any discussion about the Crusades.
- Conflict VS. Cooperation During the CrusadesThis paper explains the co-operation and conflict found during the Crusades and the reasons behind it.
The Billy Graham Crusades: Behind the ScenesBehind the image- WHAS Crusade for ChildrenWHAS Crusade for Children
- Religious Fervor of the First CrusadeExplains, using primary sources, that the First Crusade was actually religiously based, instead of economically, socially or politically based.
- Islam and the CrusadesThis paper seeks to explain the contemporary impact of the Crusades upon the Muslim world. Certainly the idea of the Crusade in particular, has a great deal of relevance in the world today, looking of course at America's war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Leadership in the First CrusadeA brief summary of the effects of disparate leadership in the First Crusade of 1095.
