The Crusades were a series of religious expeditionary wars blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church, with the stated goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem. The Crusades were originally launched in response to a call from the leaders of the Byzantine Empire for help to fight the expansion into Anatolia of Muslim Seljuk Turks who had cut off Christian access to Jerusalem, and were also sparked by the destruc...
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Duration:
- 196 years (1095 — 1291)
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- First Crusade ,
- Sixth Crusade ,
- Albigensian Crusade ,
- Eighth Crusade ,
- Fourth Crusade ,
- Third Crusade ,
- Second Crusade ,
- Battle of Hattin ,
- Battle of Ager Sanguinis ,
- Fifth Crusade
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