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 ... the priest Peter the Hermit who is encouraging men to go on a Crusade In the medieval period, peasants had to give 10 per cent of what ...

Warfare The Crusaders learned more about warfare. Concentric castles - with two curtain (outer) walls - were developed during the crusades, and these ideas were used to improve and fortify castles ...

The Crusades have been a fixture on school curricula for a long time. Asbridge’s work now feeds into this, ensuring school pupils get a fuller, richer picture of the period: His books and ...