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Title: Historiography of the Crusades
Post by: Mike W. on 2014-02-05, 23:12:38
Has any else noticed that the 1st-4th Crusades seem to get all the attention and all the others seem forgotten? Any thoughts?
Title: Re: Historiography of the Crusades
Post by: Ian on 2014-02-05, 23:49:51
Has any else noticed that the 1st-4th Crusades seem to get all the attention and all the others seem forgotten? Any thoughts?

Just ask Sir Nathan about the Baltic Crusades! ;-)
Title: Re: Historiography of the Crusades
Post by: Sir Douglas on 2014-02-06, 00:03:09
What about the Reconquista? It started out as just a military conquest, but wasn't it eventually sanctioned by the Pope and turned into a crusade of its own?
Title: Re: Historiography of the Crusades
Post by: Mike W. on 2014-02-06, 00:08:06
I'm interested in the later Crusades, but there are very few historical works that cover the subject. Everyone seems more focused on the 1st and the 3rd.
Title: Re: Historiography of the Crusades
Post by: Sir Edward on 2014-02-06, 03:02:01

That's true. When people collectively refer to "The Crusades", they often mean 1-3. The later crusades had some different political and economic influences, and of course Jerusalem wasn't taken back, so people tend to gloss over it.
Title: Re: Historiography of the Crusades
Post by: Sir Nate on 2014-02-06, 05:56:21
Has any else noticed that the 1st-4th Crusades seem to get all the attention and all the others seem forgotten? Any thoughts?

I also like the ones that were in Egypt.
Title: Re: Historiography of the Crusades
Post by: Mike W. on 2014-02-06, 22:15:02
If memory serves me correctly, I believe that was the 7th Crusade
Title: Re: Historiography of the Crusades
Post by: Sir Nate on 2014-02-06, 22:29:24
If memory serves me correctly, I believe that was the 7th Crusade

I think so