![]() From 1096 to 1291 there were eight major Crusades.Even children played a part- there were two Children’s Crusades in 1212 (from France and Germany), but neither was successful. Prisoners and serfs were granted freedom in return for military service. Pope Urban II called for a crusade (holy war) to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims. ![]() ![]() The Pope was sympathetic to the plea for help, especially since Christians make pilgrimages to the place of Jesus’ birth and were being persecuted by the Turks. The Byzantine emperor asked Pope Urban II in Rome for military help.In the 11 th century, invaders known as Seljuk Turks conquered the Holy Land (Palestine) and threatened to take Constantinople- the capital of the Eastern Orthodox Church- this was called the Byzantine Empire.Starting in 1096, a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims (Mohammedans) began that would end feudalism and change European life forever.*Some knights lived up to the code, but unfortunately many did not. He also promised to show respect to women and to the Church. The ruled of chivalry required that a knight swear to be honest, to be brave, and to display fairness in combat. ![]()
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