Albigensian Crusade

Peter the Hermit and his People’s Crusade was an especially significant moment in European Christianity and a defining moment of the High Middle Ages, not only in the sense that it demonstrates how essential religion was in the lives of people at the time, but also in how it set the stage for the divisions; between people and their beliefs, between the West and the East and between Christianity and all other faiths. In the year 1095 Pope Urban II addressed the Council of Clermont in response to…

There were many battles between three clans. They stated with a BASH! Or a BOOM! But the biggest fight was between the muslims and christians but is still going on. This is what happened in the Medieval Ages. The culture that gained the most during the middle ages is the christians because they had jerusalem. According to the author of the cities of light video, They stopped every attack and when got land sold it for peace. Some may argue that the Christians suffered greatly during the…

The Knights Templar collapse had many reasons behind it when the pope officially dissolved the order in 1312. The collapse of the knights Templar began when the third crusade concluded also known as the Battle of Hattin which ended Christian rule of Jerusalem. Also, the charges made by King Phillippe against the order of knights Templar for heresies against their faith eventually dissolved the order. The battle of Hattin is known as the worst defeats in the history of the Knights Templar falling…

a big effect in the Holy War, more commonly known as the Crusades. The Crusades were a series of eight religious wars between the Christians and Muslims. At the time, Muslims had control of Jerusalem, the Holy Land. However, the Christians wanted control of it, so they tried to recapture it, thus marking the start of the Crusades. The primary goal was to gain control of Jerusalem. Nevertheless, the goal was changed by the end of the Crusades. The new goal of the Christians was to eliminate…

The crusades are an example of this power, with over five major crusades and numerous other, smaller crusades that the Church commanded. The crusades started in 1095 when Pope Urban the second encouraged Christian kings to win back Jerusalem from the Seljuk Muslims who had taken the land in 1065 and had been killing Christian…

highlights the occasional question within the article. This text was useful for providing the reader with background knowledge about each concept covered, as well as identified key roles that leaders played during the crusades such as Richard I and his unification of the third crusade, which in turn brought it success. However,…

Although the Crusades illustrated a new spirit of adventure among European kings, princes, and knights, when analyzed in their entirety, the Crusades were hardly a total success. If anything, the Crusades hardened the sense of "holy war" between the Christian west and Islamic east. The political, economic, and military institution known as feudalism slowly…

The Battle of Yarmouk The Byzantines leadership by all accounts should have won the battle at Yarmouk in 636. Nevertheless, due to failed leadership, lack of knowledge of the enemy, and poor logistics the Byzantines were defeated by the Arab Muslims with a force much smaller but smarter than the Byzantines. Define the Subject The “Battle of Yarmouk” was a battle fought in Syria, in 636 AD, along the Yarmouk River in the Yarmouk valley, about 40 miles southeast of the Golan Heights. The…

After 750 CE several religious conflicts had developed that had a major impact on western culture. These religious conflicts can be seen as early as the Carolingian dynasty after Pope Stephen II recognized Pepin the Short as King of the Franks. The Carolingians saw themselves as saviors of the Christian Gaul, yet they would ransack monasteries to pay their soldiers. Pepin the Short then gave power to his son, Charlemagne, who was truly concerned with education, government, and religion. Shortly…

In this essay, I will be comparing the attitudes that Christianity, Hindiusm, and Islam have had towards war, and how it has changed and affected each religion 's development throughout history. The study of warfare in religion is important because the ability of the three largest religions to survive to the modern day is not found in the religious message, but rather in times of conflict, where the foundations for immense growth were laid. Even if these modern religions denounce war and…