How did the Crusades impact England?

Answer 1

Some good things were that Europeans learnt many things of military importance, like the crossbow and carrier pigeons. The crusades also increased the power of kings and decreased the power of feudal lords. Trading, which had almost died out in the 400's, was revived. Woman gained much more power by becomed lords while their husbands fought. the obviouis negative is alot of people died

Answer 2

king Richard basically used England as an ATM machine. he was determined to crusade, after his father, who was dedicated to go, died. he employed the 'saladin tithe' - a big crusade tax which was initally invented by his father. he therefore had little concern as to who he sold English lands to. he simply sold to the highest bidder, no matter how loyal or right for the job they were! he even said "i would sell all of London if I could find a buyer". this is completely against everything that the previous monarchs had tried to establish - loyal, trusted people to take charge whilst the king was away. as a result, it didn't take long for the people he installed as his justaciars to screw up, leaving England in a rather bad way.

to top it all off, England was forced to pay the ransom fee when Richard was captured in Austria by the powerful leopold v, who Richard had angered on crusade by tearing his flag down and throwing it in a ditch when leopold wrongly assumed he could have a share in the booty at acre (Richard and Philip made a pact beforehand that they would split all booty between themselves)

there wasn't really much long term change directly caused by the crusades, mainly financial

Answer 3

The Crusades did not impact England directly

Indirectly however, the Crusades caused Richard I of England to go on his famous crusade and he would eventually die without ever seeing England again. His brother, John I, succeeded him, and proceeded to lose Normandy to the French, and face rebellions in England which culminated in John signing the famous Magna Carta.