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Roman Emperor Third Crusade
1,529 wordsCrusades were military expeditions planned and carried out by western European Christians. The crusades began around 1095. In order to takeover and gain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Holy Land was located in Jerusalem and the Christians believed that gaining control of it was their destiny. The origin of the crusades was a result of the expanding the area in the middle east for the Turks. The Turkish people forcefully invaded Byzantium, a Christian empire. The crusaders were a m...
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Song Of Roland Epic Hero
1,326 wordsThe Crusades Every child and every adult must have ever heard about Richard the Lionheart, Coeur de Lion. Nobody doubts that this historic figure was a real hero, an honorable man, who could do everything for his native land England. There are a lot of legends (e. g Robin Hood), fairy tales and novels (Walter Scotts Ivanhoe) either about Richard the Lionheart himself or about some hero whom noble king Richard I helps. It happens so that the older a historic figure is, the less it is known about ...
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Pope Urban Ii City Of Jerusalem
1,648 wordsThe objective of this Essay is to set out the ideological issues behind the Crusades, the reasoning behind them and the actions taken. Also discussed will be the effects of the Crusades, and if indeed the Crusading ideology was an important factor in the expansion of Europe. In the year 1095, Emperor Alexius beseeches Pope Urban II in Europe for aid against the invading forces of Seljuk Turks, who were pushing at the borders of the Byzantine Empire. When Pope Urban II read the letter from Alexiu...
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Fourth Crusade Third Crusade
502 wordsThe Crusades were Europe's version for " holy wars" during the Middle Ages. The official First Crusade began in 1096 - 1099. The First Crusade conquered a strip of land along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean about 500 miles long and averaging 40 miles wide. This European foothold in the Middle East was divided into four little kingdoms; the county of edessa, the Principality of Antioch, the County of Tripoli and the kingdom of Jerusalem this kingdoms were ruled by the Muslims soo...
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Roman Emperor Holy Land
1,297 wordsOverview and Analysis of the Crusades The Crusades were military expeditions planned and carried out by western European Christians. The crusades started around 1095. The purpose of these crusades was to overtake and gain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Holy Land was Jerusalem and the Christians believed that gaining control of it was their fate. The pope would gather the people together and incite them. The origin of the crusades was a result of the expanding Turks in the middle ...
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