Crusades

Beginning in the late 11th century, the crusades were a series of military expeditions mounted by western European Christians in a bid to conquer the Holy Land. The first was called in November 1095 by Pope Urban II and while there is some disagreement among historians as to which campaigns to consider ‘crusades’, it is undeniable that the movement had a profound impact on eastern and western cultures and societies

The storming of Beziers

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Statue of King Richard I outside the Palace of Westminster in London

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The capture of Jerusalem in 1099

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Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, Painting by Emile Signol (1804–1892), (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

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This is the famous Rhynie Man carved stone, thought to be Pictish in date. (Photo by © Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/archaeology)

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Henry III during the Second Barons' War

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A Pictish stone carving featuring a salmon

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King Richard I, aka Richard the Lionheart. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Crusaders defeat the Turks at Dorylaeum in 1097, as shown in a 14th-century illumination

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The four-month Siege of Malta.

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The Knights Templar depicted on an antique map of Jerusalem. (Alamy)

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Historian, presenter and author Dan Jones. (David Levenson/Getty Images)

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Thomas Asbridge

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Illustration of the capture of Jerusalem during the third crusade

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The Temple Church, London, a late 12th-century church built for and by the Knights Templar. (Photo by LatitudeStock - David Williams/Getty Images)

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c1754: Siege of a town led by Godefroy de Bouillon (c1060-1100) 1st Crusade (1095-1099), showing Saracens firing arrows at Crusaders as they attempt to scale the walls. From manuscript of Roman de Godefroy de Bouillon. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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The tomb of the Crusader knight Richard de Crupes.

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