Pope Urban II proclaimed the first crusade in 1095.
The crusades were essentially a series of wars over religion which were started by the Catholic Church. In the beginning, it was because Christians were denied access to Jerusalem, and because many of the sacred Christian sites were destroyed.
After the Crusades (beginning about 1095), the Church established the Spanish Inquisition between about 1198 and 1255. The Crusades established a precedent of force to defend faith, so they may unintendingly have contributed to the Inquisition, which if you don't know it, was one of the most terrible and brutal moments in the history of the Church.
They brought back ancient Roman and Greek texts and the Renaissance is the rebirth of these classical, philisophical ideas.
The First Crusade began in 1096, while Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. This means that a total of 357 years passed between the start of the Crusades and the loss of Constantinople. The Crusades significantly shaped the political and religious landscape of the time, culminating in the eventual conquest of this pivotal city.
Pope Urban II proclaimed the first crusade in 1095.
It was a famous quote from Pope Urban II's speech to go off to fight in the Crusades. He said "Deus vult!", meaning "God wills it!", referring to the Crusades.
When studying the crusades and the beginning of it, religion was perhaps the greatest factor. Roman Catholic Europe wanted to restore Christian control of the Holy Land, which the Muslims had rule over and used religious beliefs in order to sanction the campaigns.
Pope Urban II called for the first Crusade.
Pope Urban II called upon Christendom to go on the Crusades in 1095; Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. You do the math. ^_^
The crusades were essentially a series of wars over religion which were started by the Catholic Church. In the beginning, it was because Christians were denied access to Jerusalem, and because many of the sacred Christian sites were destroyed.
After the Crusades (beginning about 1095), the Church established the Spanish Inquisition between about 1198 and 1255. The Crusades established a precedent of force to defend faith, so they may unintendingly have contributed to the Inquisition, which if you don't know it, was one of the most terrible and brutal moments in the history of the Church.
In the beginning (the first Crusades) Christianity was the entire reason for the Crusades. They were called for by Pope Urban II (the lead "Christian" at the time) mainly to recapture the Holy Land Jerusalem (Palestine at the time) from Muslim control. There were other factors too, including wealth and forgiveness of sins.
All sorts, but they had the crap ones, in the beginning they had swords and shields and that's about it... but after the crusades they had bows and trebuchets etc.
They brought back ancient Roman and Greek texts and the Renaissance is the rebirth of these classical, philisophical ideas.
August 2, 1956
There are two types of crusades: the political crusades and the religious crusades. The crusades are used to win new converts and inform. Political crusades are usually used for power and fame.