History of the Crusades
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Crusades are one of the most exciting topics in world history. In the XI-XIII centuries. The interests of Christian and Islamic civilizations, and on the struggle with Muslims who won most of the Middle Eastern territories and have already made a direct threat to the Christian Byzantine Empire, all Western Europe rose. The pilgrims who moved to the east, united the overall and main goal - the liberation of Jerusalem (with the coffin of the Lord) from Muslims, who from now on the pagan barbarians and the dexcrewers of the Holy Land.
Crusades were surrounded by a halo of romance and grandeur, Knight"s spirit and courage, so representatives of all social sections of Western European society participated in them: kings and commoners, the highest feudal to know and the clergy, the knights of their servants. The motives of all were different: Some sought to get rich, others attracted the thirst for adventures, the third were driven exclusively with religious feelings, hoping to deserve the forgiveness of sins.
In addition to the bright and exciting history of crusades, the book of the famous Russian Byzantist, Academician F. I. Uspensky (1845-1928) Pttit is a loud name - this is the first king of Jerusalem Gottfried Boulevard, the German Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa, English King Richard Lion Heart and many Other legendary kings and knights
Crusades were surrounded by a halo of romance and grandeur, Knight"s spirit and courage, so representatives of all social sections of Western European society participated in them: kings and commoners, the highest feudal to know and the clergy, the knights of their servants. The motives of all were different: Some sought to get rich, others attracted the thirst for adventures, the third were driven exclusively with religious feelings, hoping to deserve the forgiveness of sins.
In addition to the bright and exciting history of crusades, the book of the famous Russian Byzantist, Academician F. I. Uspensky (1845-1928) Pttit is a loud name - this is the first king of Jerusalem Gottfried Boulevard, the German Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa, English King Richard Lion Heart and many Other legendary kings and knights