From the year 1096 to 1270, thousands of devoted Christians joined in the Crusades to free the Holy Land from the Turks. Only two out of all eight actually succeeded, the first and third. The reason for these Crusades was that in Jerusalem lived the Sacrens, and the Seljk Turks. The Sacrens were peaceful, but the Turks captured Jerusalem from the Sacrens. The Turks started beating and robbing the people that tried to enter the Holy City. They also burned churches, and the leader of the Roman Empire, Alexus Communes, feared that the Turks would capture Constinople. The Turks contintued to terroize the people of Jerusalem, so Alexus asked Pope Urban II if they wanted help from Rome. Along with the people that joined in the Crusades were: Clergymen, Knights, And Common people. They would excitedly shout " God wills it!".
The first Crusade was led by four different people, in four different bands. This crusade took place from !096 to 1099. One of the bands was led by a man Known as Walter the Penniless. A monk by the name of Peter the Hermit led whole families, Which added up to be thousands of people to Germany. On the way to Bulgaria, most of Peter the Hermit's followers were dead or taken as slaves. Walter the Penniless" followers were killed and ambushed by the Turks outside of Constinople.
The reason for the second crusade was the popular spread of Muslims in Asia Minor ( 1147-1149 ). From Clairvaux, St. Bernard preached, but refused to lead the Expedition, so Conrad lll and Louis Vll lead it instead. Sadly it didn't accomplish anything. In 1187, the ruler named Saladin took over Jerusalem, but did not kill the people. Sometimes, he even let them go without ransom.
Richard the Lion-Hearted, and Philip Agustustus lead the third crusade. Frederick Barbossa also was helping, but he died in a mountain stream on June 10, 1190. They took on their armies by sea but didn't get Jerusalem back from Saladin.
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 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. ...
