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The Crusades

The history channel gave an excellent presentation on the story of the Crusade with information true to the story. The story of the first, second and third Crusade's was portrayed in a manner that the viewer could see what happened during this era. The history channel's portrayal was also very true to the story learned in textbooks leaving nothing out. Every fact in the movie was told by historians and scholars of both Arab and European descent, which also gave you a vibe of the feelings of each side. As I will discuss in this essay the first, second and third crusades and how each of these facts was told in the portrayal that the history channel showed us.
The First Crusade began in 1095 by authority of Pope Urban II to regain control of the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Christian Holy Land from Muslims. What started as a small incident grew quickly into a widespread migration to conquer the territory outside Europe. Both knights and peasants from many......

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