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What was a crusade?

What was a crusade?

Annotated timeline of major crusading turning points from Clermont in 1095 to Constantinople in 1204 The "c" in c1095 means "around". A crusade was a papally authorised armed pilgrimage in which participants took a vow, wore the cross, and expected spiritual reward.

The crusades, c1095–1204 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /The crusades, c1095–1204

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level History The crusades, c1095–1204. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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