What were the crusades?
The crusades were a series of Holy Wars between the Saracens and Christians. The Holy Wars were launched by the Christians to attempt to gain power of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, which is modern-day Israel. The crusades were also defined as medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th Century. These were religiously motivated campaigns mainly against the Muslims in the near east.
The first crusade was initiated by Pope Urban II in 1095 and the last and 9th Crusade was considered to be the one of the last major crusades and that ended in 1300. The ninth and tenth crusade marked the end of the Holy War. The was in itself was incredibly long and there was much uneeded bloodshed and ocurred on both sides.
The first crusade was initiated by Pope Urban II in 1095 and the last and 9th Crusade was considered to be the one of the last major crusades and that ended in 1300. The ninth and tenth crusade marked the end of the Holy War. The was in itself was incredibly long and there was much uneeded bloodshed and ocurred on both sides.