Who are the Crusades ?
By the end of the 11th century, Western Europe had emerged as a
significant power in its own right, though it still lagged behind
other Mediterranean civilizations, such as the Byzantine Empire
(formerly the eastern half of the Roman Empire) and the Islamic
Empire of the Middle East and North Africa. However, Byzantium had
lost considerable territory to the invading Seljuk Turks. After
years of chaos and civil war, the general Alexius Comnenus seized
the Byzantine throne in 1081 and consolidated control over the
remaining empire as Emperor Alexius I. In 1095, Alexius sent envoys
to Pope Urban II asking for mercenary troops from the West to help
confront the Turkish threat. Though relations between Christians in
the East and those in the West had long been fractious, Alexius’s
request came at a time when the situation was improving.
Crusades origin
The Second Crusade
The Northern Crusades
Later Crusades
The Second Crusade
The Northern Crusades
Later Crusades
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