Fourth Crusade

Introduction The focus of this report will be Eleanor of Aquitaine and the legacy on Medieval Europe. The sign legacy that Eleanor left in the Second Crusade. Eleanor of Aquitaine The court of William IX, the Grandfather of Eleanor of Aquitaine was where Eleanor grew up. Young Eleanor was constantly surrounded by poetry, music, and most notably, courtly love. Eleanor of Aquitaine also knew how to ride a horse proficiently, could speak Latin, learned history, arithmetic and she knew how to…

The Borgia family came from Torre de Canals, which laid in the foothills of the mountains to the Valencia in the kingdom of Aragon. The Borgia’s became landed elitists and were rewarded estates as a reward for the services fighting the Muslim Moors, who ruled Spain during the eighth century. Essentially, the Borgia’s became opportunists and adventurers with an eager ambition to rise above their minor status. Alonso de Borgia, a man who’s greatest success came from when he helped end the Great…

Islamic Expansion Essay For 128 years the religious Islamic words spread quickly and the religion was practiced. Over more years more people learned and spread religious beliefs to friends and family creating more followers, or Muslims, expanding the empire. The early spread of the Islamic religions empire started with the prophet Muhammad. The prophet had gone to pray in a cave when Allah, or God, sent Angel Gabriel down to tell Muhammad that he was Allah’s new prophet and that he shall…

W.W. Jacobs Biography and Short Story Connections ‘’The Monkey’s Paw’’ starts out in a rural part of England, on a ‘’stormy night’’ (1). The White family is waiting for Sergeant Charles Morris, friend of Father. When considering the current weather, the Whites begin to think he will not show. After a while, he finally arrives. The Whites and Morris share some drinks and laughs. Morris begins to tell stories of his travels, including the story of the Monkey’s paw. This discussion heats up very…

peasants were killed. The crusades were a series of many wars where europeans, peasants, knights, and all others went to fight against muslims over the holy land in the middle east. Very few of these campaigns actually succeeded in gaining any land and only the first one succeeded in gaining the holy city (Jerusalem). Many people went on these crusades unprepared and were slaughtered. old women were sometimes kidnapped by knights and used as servants by knights. The people's crusade, formed of…

Emperor of the West, was born at Salzburg, in Bavaria about 742, and jointly with his brother Karloman, succeeded his father, Pepin-le-Bref, in 768. In 768. Karloman died in 771, and Charles became sole sovereign. By his wars against the Saxons, the Lombards, and the Saracens of Spain, he increased his empire until he was until he was master of the best part of Europe. “Charlemagne was throughout his reign the champion of Christianity. He never rested until the Saxons were not only subjected…

Throughout history, religion and war are often seen side by side, and some wars are fought as a result of religion. One of the best examples of these holy wars is the Crusades, where Catholics fought Muslims for control of Jerusalem and the Holy Lands. By the time Jerusalem was captured by Catholics at the end of the first Crusade, 60,000 died in Jerusalem alone. The deaths of innocent people was justified by the Church, who stated that it was ‘God’s will’ that they controlled Jerusalem. This…

Order of the Knights Templar The middle ages led to fighting over religion and land. One major conquest was the Crusades. The Crusades was a religious war between the turks and the catholic Knights Templar. Who were the Knights Templar? What did they fight for? What happened in the end to them? The Order of the Knights Templar was a religious knighthood. They started out as a military order called the Poor Fellow-Soldier of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon. It later became the Order of the…

Crusades had a tremendous effect on Medieval world, and Templars were the carriers of Gods might, at least for the western nations. However, muslims saw them as invaders and experienced the true face of Christian soldiers. Reasons for the Crusades in western political and economical conditions. European land was not able to feed people any more, so to Christian population fell in need of gaining the rich lands of the East. Feudal lords equipped their armies and went to the Holy land in a seek…

During the Crusades the Christians (aka. The Franks) were “to expel the enemies of god.” According the Christians the Holy Land resided in Jerusalem. The current inhabitants of Jerusalem were “the Turks and Arabs.” The Turks and Arabs were primarily Muslim and not Christian. They were seen as a problem to the current Pope. Pope Urban II then gave a speech to the men of Franks. Pope Urban II stated that the people living in the Holy Land were not behaving as if they were living in a Holy Land…