The Crusades
The crusading movement was a momentous event in the history of medieval Europe. The Crusades were a series of wars which began in 1095 and ended in the late 13th century. In a broad sense the Crusades were an expression of militant Christianity and European expansion. They combined religious interests with secular and military enterprises. The main objective of the First Crusade was for the Western European Christians to recapture from the Muslims the city of Jerusalem, which was sacred to Christians as the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The First Crusade was successful in its explicit aim of freeing the Holy Land. Although the primary cause of success of the First Crusade was the political divisions and fragmentation within Islam, recognition should be bestowed upon the crusaders themselves. Overall, the way in which Urban motivated and prepared the crusaders was ingenious in itself. Papal encouragement, the hope of eternal merit, and the offer of indulgences motivated thousands to the cause. It was the mass of crusaders, whose faith lay in the relics and the visions, who marched around the walls of Jerusalem. For them this was, despite the atrocities that were committed, a holy pilgrimag
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