The Crusades
Crusades were military expeditions undertaken by Christian dominated western European societies - beginning in 1095 under the order of Pope Urban II - and continued as a tradition of religious rivalry by many of his hate driven predecessors, to capture what was known to them as the holy land, or modern day Palestine. The dates for the last crusade range from 1270-1798. The term "crusade" (Latin for cross)
Has since the days of medieval combat, been applied to any wars fought against Pagan peoples, Christian heretics or foes of the papacy. To a greater extent, the term "crusade" can be used to infer any war fought over religious, moral or political ground.
The beginning of the Crusades is often linked to the political upheaval caused within the military superpowers that resulted from the vast conquest of the so called ‘Seljuk Turks' in the 11th century. The conquest of both Syria and Palestine by the Seljuk Turks alarmed the Christian societies of Western Europe into the......
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