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The Crusades
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 crusade, which is derived from the Latin crux ("cross") , is a reference to the biblical injunction th ....
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.... glory in the kingdom of heaven.” 3
Political considerations were also important. The Crusades were a response to appeals for help from Alexis Comnenus of the Byzantine Empire. The Emperor was constantly threatened by the advance 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 ....
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