Historiography of the Crusades

[Mike W.]

Has any else noticed that the 1st-4th Crusades seem to get all the attention and all the others seem forgotten? Any thoughts?

[Ian]

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! ;-)

[Sir Douglas]

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?

[Mike W.]

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.

[Sir Edward]

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.

[Sir Nate]

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.

[Mike W.]

If memory serves me correctly, I believe that was the 7th Crusade

[Sir Nate]

If memory serves me correctly, I believe that was the 7th Crusade

I think so