Tremendi” and in turn the three most powerful Christian kings in Europe took up the cause. The religious zeal created by the propaganda of the church even managed Henry II of England and Philip II of France to lay aside their differences and travel to the Holy Land. However‚ Henry II died and was succeeded by his son Richard the Lionheart. It was his decision to renege on a promise to Philip II that he would marry his daughter Alice would foster mistrust into their relationship and would‚ more significantly
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To what extend did the European leaders recapture the holy land from Saladin in the third crusade? Forty years after the failure of the Second Crusade‚ Richard I of England‚ Philip II of France and Barbarossa leader of Germany all ended their conflicts to assist the Third Crusade (1189-1192). Saladin‚ who captured Jerusalem in 1187‚ had unified Syria and Egypt in the past‚ making him a very powerful adversary and an excellent military leader. Losing the Holy Land was too shameful for Christendom
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history because he was the son of King Henry and his brother was Richard the lionheart. Many people think that john was a failure to the throne. However‚ some people disagree with this view of john. They argue that the evidence that supports the traditional story is unreliable. My view is that john was a successful king. My interpretation differs to the traditional story of king john but it is essential that you know it before I can go on with my argument. Firstly‚ he supposedly had his
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a fairly impartial view of this holy war. He discusses the battles‚ politics‚ and emotions of the Crusade as an outside party and if he takes any side at all it is with the Muslims. He often speaks badly of King Richard and he speaks well of Saladin‚ the sultan. He portrays Richard as a greedy‚ anti-Semite‚ who is intolerable of other religions‚ while he shows Saladin as tolerant to the Jews‚ reasonable‚ and an overall good leader. Reston wrote this book mostly to inform readers about the third
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The Three Crusades There were three Crusades and they all took different routes from western Europe to Palestine. THE FIRST CRUSADE - The first crusade began in A.D. 1095. Pope Urban II mounted a platform outside the church at Clermont‚ France. The crowd shouted "Deus vult!" in response to the pope’s plea. Knights and peasants alike vowed to join the expedition to the Holy Land. For knights‚ the Crusade was a welcome chance to employ their fighting skills. For peasants‚ the Crusade
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I. Identify and discuss three important reasons for the Crusades: including‚ names‚ dates‚ places‚ persons of interest‚ events‚ edicts‚ etc… One of the main reason for the crusades was to take back their holy land which was Jerusalem. Two main religions fought for the ownership of Jerusalem and they were Christians and Muslims. The Pope Innocent III was trying to expand the holy Roman Empire and reclaim the holy land from the Islamic Empire. This event lead to the start of the first crusade which
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person of the Middle Ages that I have studied or know of is‚ King Henry II. He was born on March 5‚ 1133 in Le Mans‚ France and died on July 6‚ 1189. Throughout his lifetime‚ his was‚ Count of Anjou‚ Count of Maine‚ Duke of Normandy‚ Duke of Aquitaine‚ Lord of Ireland and King of England. King Henry was related to Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Richard I. Three of his achievements that were significant to the Middle Ages are; improving economics and legal system of England. Being the first ever Angevin
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Jerusalem. Moreover‚ the people of Europe were very upset and the pope urged the kings of Europe to unite against Salah al-din‚ and in the end Richard‚ the Lionhearted‚ the king of England‚ Philippe Augustus‚ the king of France‚ and Friedrich Barbarossa‚ king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor‚ all went to Jerusalem. Beside‚ a special tax in both France and England raised money for the crusade. Nevertheless‚ the Third Crusade‚ like the Second‚ ran into a lot of
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In the latter part of 960’s‚ Richard changed the ideological strategy of the court to appeal to incoming warriors which reinvented the Duchy of Normandy. The failures of his predecessors provided Richard I with the knowledge to solidify his families rule. The model of political structure Rollo and William Longsword made their courts less unified with more individually concerned earls. By promoting a sense of Norman identity‚ it would help provide a chance for
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numerous obstructions from those around her due to her position as a women or the extent of her actions. In this essay however‚ I will examine the extent of her influence throughout the different phases of her life in chronological order‚ as this will allow us to consider the positive and negative effects respectively of each single achievement or trait. To this end‚ I shall categorise her life into the periods of: Her early years and marriage to King Louis of France‚ her marriage to King Henry and
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