Spanning most of the High Middle Ages (1050-1300 CE), a series of military expeditions called the Crusades was launched from Christian Europe against the peoples of the Near East. Sparked by a zeal to ...

In the Middle Ages, the Islamic world close Islamic worldSocieties ... Many people responded to the Pope's wishes by joining the Crusades - showing this by cutting out red crosses and sewing ...

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Through examining both often-overlooked aspects of the Crusades and one of the most celebrated key players of the medieval age, Asbridge presents a history that decentres the traditional Eurocentric ...

Launched by Pope Urban II in 1095, the Crusades comprised a series of eight or nine major expeditions from western Europe to the Holy Land, continuing into the 15th century. In 1147, the Second ...

On 27 November 1095, Pope Urban II makes perhaps the most influential speech of the Middle Ages, giving rise to the Crusades by calling all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims in order to ...

It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages -- the world-shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith.

The denomination has an affinity for the Crusades, the military campaign waged during the Middle Ages by European Christians to conquer the Holy Land. One of Hegseth’s most prominent tattoos is ...