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From this paper it is clear that the term crusade is also used in describing religious, economic and political wars of between 1000 and 1600 in territories that were not within the Levant (Eastern Mediterranean).... This essay discusses that when the First crusade broke out, most of the Islamic countries and the ruling powers of the time were disunited.... They fought one another and they had been weakened by the time the crusade was launched....
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Thus, enormous numbers of people joined the crusade.... Bernard preached the second crusade.... As he managed to attract the masses, King Louis VII of France and King Conrad III of Germany reached the East in what is called the Second crusade.... However, this time, the crusade was destined to fail....
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First crusade In the High Middle Ages and Late Middle Ages, societies witnessed religious conflicts called the Crusades started by the Latin Catholic Church to safeguard Christian interests.... For example, the First crusade occurred between 1095 and 1099 with its origins being France.... However, it was not an official Papal crusade but was organized by individuals such as Robert Curthose, Baldwin of Bouilon, Hugh of Vermandois and Tancred de Hauteville among others (Runciman 1987, p....
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2) Second crusade (1147-1149) Christians and Muslims co-existed in the Holy Land in peace for a long time, but in 1147 Bernard of Clairvaux called for a new crusade when the town of Edessa was captured and occupied by the Turks.... 3) Third crusade (1189-1192) In 1187, Saladin recaptured Jerusalem.... Pope Gregory VIII ordered a new crusade, which was led by several of Europe's most important leaders: Philip II of France, Richard I of England and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor....
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They left for Acre in 1217, and joined John of Brienne, ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Hugh I of Cyprus, and Prince Bohemund IV of Antioch to fight against the Ayyubids in Syria" (crusade, Wikipedia).... rg/wiki/Fifth_Crusade)The Sixth crusade:The Emperor Frederick II of Germany had taken the crusading vow when he was young during his coronation ceremonies.... he Seventh crusade: The Seventh crusade was started by King Louis IX of France....
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The paper "The Fourth crusade" highlights that the fourth crusade in all reality could not complete the mission for which it was started, rather it deviated from the actual cause.... Eight hundred years later, Pope John Paul II twice expressed sorrow for the events of the Fourth crusade.... The Fourth crusade is described as one of the most important of all the major crusades.... After the failure of the Third crusade, there was little interest in Europe for another crusade against the Muslims....
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Did they take possession of the Holy Shroud, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Holy Grail, defend a believed descendant of Jesus Christ, have supernatural abilities, engage in alchemy, bury a colossal treasure, or discovering the New World before Columbus?...
... ... ... ... Were they merely warrior monks?...
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Before the first crusade, most western European states had only a distant relationship with the Muslims of the Eastern MediterraneanThere were a number of factors that led to the Crusades: One was a period of increased local famine and disease which made it necessary to search for a better life, even if dangerous treks had to be undertaken.... ther reasons were that there was Papal interest in exerting more control over the internal affairs of the Normans and the French in western Europe while wishing to direct the fighting instinct of the laity, and link religious fervor to the concept of a crusade....
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