Pope Urban II had called the Christians to join him in a Holy War to reclaim the Holy Lands as an act of Christianity, but there were many activities that took place that weren't characteristics of Christianity. The Crusades were a smokescreen for Pope's craving for power and control. The Crusades were the idea of Pope Urban II, a wise Frenchman. On November 18, 1095 AD, Pope Urban II opened the Council of Clermont. Nine days later, the Pope made a very important speech just outside the French city of Clermont-Ferrand. In his speech, he asked the people to help the Christians" effort to restore peace to the East. The Crusades had originally been to help the Churches in the East, but the now it was to reclaim the Holy Land, especially Jerusalem from the Muslims. Pope Urban II stayed in France until September 1096 in hopes of providing leadership for the First Crusaders. Urban had originally hoped for the crusading army to be composed of mostly knights and other warriors, but his speech had already began spreading throughout the west, and many people of different social classes started joining the crusading army. (Foss, Michael. pg. 23) Because of this Urban lost all control of the army, which led to the slaughter of Jews in northern France. These poor people also caused strain on the armies supplies and discipline. They were never trained and they were poor, so they couldn't bring anything and were poorly disciplined(Foss, Michael. pg. 24). The entire crusading army had planned on reaching the city of Constantinople, but because of their lack of supplies and training the vast majority of them were slaughtered before they got there. The few troops that did reach Constantinople split up into two groups. One group tried to capture Nicaea, a key city that blocked the road of their supply routes. This group was unsuccessful. The other group was attacked near the city of Civetot in October. The few survivors retreated to Constantinople and joined the second wave of Crusaders.
The Crusades were pivotal events in world history. ... The crusades brought so many different changes to Europe in many different ways. ... The crusades had a big effect on the economy especially. ... The economy was not the only thing affected by the crusades. ... The crusades in my opinion were really a pivotal events in history....
There were eight crusades in all. ... As with the Second Crusade, this crusade was doomed by bickering monarchs. ... The Fourth Crusade was a result of the failed Third Crusade and was preached by Pope Celestine III. ... A minor and tragic crusade between the Fourth and Fifth Crusade was the Children's Crusade. ... Louis) decided to lead the crusade. ...
The Crusades In the year of 1095, Pope Urban II started what we know as the Holy Wars or the Crusades. ... The fourth crusade was not a crusade that was meant for the Holy Land, but only an event of political greed. Following the fourth crusade was the children's crusades. ... The crusades mostly effected Italy and Spain. ... The Crusades also enhanced trade. ...
The crusades were sanctioned during the high middle ages and the late middle ages. 1095 was the first year that the pope, Urban II sanctioned the first crusade. ... CRUSADES TIMELINE The timeline of the crusades is very important and significant because it helps in portraying the motivations that the crusaders had at that time that led to the emergence of various crusades during different periods. ... The Second and Third Crusades The second attempt by the crusades was to take Damascus that is in Syria. ... By the end of the third crusade that happened in 1189-1192, the crusades had forced a...
The Crusades The Crusades had a profound effect on the way the Church is viewed. ... The Crusades undoubtedly benefited the cause of the Church, yet the negative consequences as well as specific Crusades will be surveyed throughout the work. ... One individual ascended from the crusaders. Godfrey was selected as the first leader of the crusades. ... Pope Urban II also played a very important part in the crusades and helped to shape the worldview of the crusades. ...
The Crusades From the year 1096 to 1270, thousands of devoted Christians joined in the Crusades to free the Holy Land from the Turks. ... This crusade took place from !... The forth crusade was from 1202-1204. ... The Tragic children's Crusades was very unbelievable. The 12 year old boy, Stephen, led the crusade. ...
The answer is that they walked a line between the three and it constantly shifted from crusade to crusade. ... Housley can even be directly quoted as stating that crusaders had a "role in Urban II's crusade plans" (pg. 34). ... The first crusade was also an armed pilgrimage at times due to certain events that transpired during and after the crusade. ... Skipping ahead to the fourth crusade, we begin to see a drastic change around the year 1200 in what begins go into defining a crusade. ... The Albigensian Crusade further complicates things in terms of defining a crusade because...
The remaining crusaders run away to Constantinople and joined the second wave of the Crusade. ... In May 1097, the crusaders attacked Nicaea. ... The Second Crusade had failed miserably. ... The leaders of the crusade had no other choice. ... There were many more crusades after the 4th crusade, eight in all. ...
Some of the darkest events of the crusades were the Paupers Crusade, the blood bath in Jerusalem, the battle of Hattin, the destruction of Constantinople and the Children's Crusades. ... The first wave of crusaders was called the Paupers Crusade. ... This brought the end to the Pauper Crusade. ... After the fall of Edessa the second crusade began. ... Following the failure of the Second Crusade the remaining crusader states continued to exist mainly because the Muslims were not united. ...
