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The Crusades lasted 176 years from 1095 until 1271

The Crusades lasted 176 years from 1095 until 1271

The most famous military activity in the feudal period was the “Crusades”, a

The most famous military activity in the feudal period was the Crusades, a

series of wars covering nearly 200 years, from A.D. 1096-1291.  Only the First

series of wars covering nearly 200 years, from A.D. 1096-1291.  Only the First

Crusade and to a lesser extent the Third Crusade were successful.  One of the

Crusade and to a lesser extent the Third Crusade were successful.  One of the

main purposes of the crusades was to make [[Jerusalem]] safe for Christian

main purposes of the crusades was to make [[Jerusalem]] safe for Christian

pilgrimages.  At the request of the Byzantine Emperor, who wished fro a

pilgrimages.  At the request of the Byzantine Emperor, who wished for a

mercenary force to aid his reconquest of his lands, in 1095 [[Pope Urban II]]

mercenary force to aid his reconquest of his lands, in 1095 [[Pope Urban II]]

called for feudal [[knights]] to retake the [[Holy Land]] from the [[Seljuk

called for feudal [[knights]] to retake the [[Holy Land]] from the [[Seljuk

In 1099 the First Crusade invaded and succeeded in capturing Jerusalem, and set

In 1099 the First Crusade invaded and succeeded in capturing Jerusalem, and set

up four feudal kingdoms that would remain for nearly 100 years. However, the

up four feudal kingdoms that would remain for nearly 100 years. When they captured Jerusalem, the Crusaders massacred everyone in the city--Christian, Jew, and Muslim. Chroniclers of the time report that blodd flowed ankle-deep. Unlike Muslims of the time, the Christian conquerors showed no tolerance of other religions in their sphere of influence. The crusaders also massacred inhabitants of other

Christian crusaders massacred the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and many other

towns in the process.  But it was a huge military victory and Jerusalem was

towns in the process.  But it was a huge military victory and Jerusalem was

temporarily made safe for the pilgrims.

temporarily made safe for the Christian pilgrims.

A mixture of Christian spirituality and military adventure motivated the

A mixture of Christian spirituality and military adventure motivated the