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Crusades 3
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How and why did the Crusades begin, how successful were they
and why did the Crusade movement ultimately fail
The crusades were military expeditions launched against the Muslims by the Christians in an attempt to regain the Holy Land. They took place between 1095 A.D. and 1270 A.D. The word crus ....
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.... of the Seljuk Turks. The year of 1071 had seen both the captures of Jerusalem and the decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at Manzikert.
Pope Urban II also worried about the advancing Turks. The thought of the holy city in the hands of the Muslims, and the threat of the Turks overrunning Byzantium, removing the barrier between the two worlds lead to a out cry from the papacy.
The hopes of the Papacy for the reunification of East and West, also played a role. The church had split in 105.... |
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