The Crusading Movement

The Crusading Movement I. Introduction: Defining “the Crusades”

The Crusading Movement I. Introduction: Defining “the Crusades” A. From the Medieval Latin Perspective

The Crusading Movement I. Introduction: Defining “the Crusades” A. From the Medieval Latin Perspective B. Religion and Violence

The Crusading Movement I. Introduction: Defining “the Crusades” A. From the Medieval Latin Perspective B. Religion and Violence II. Background to the Crusades

"The existence of Islam was the most far-reaching problem in medieval Christendom.” - R.W. Southern (medieval historian)

The Crusading Movement I. Introduction: Defining “the Crusades” A. From the Medieval Latin Perspective B. Religion and Violence II. Background to the Crusades A. The Spanish Experience

Great mosque of Cordoba

The Crusading Movement I. Introduction: Defining “the Crusades” A. From the Medieval Latin Perspective B. Religion and Violence II. Background to the Crusades A. The Spanish Experience B. Reconquista

The Crusading Movement I. Introduction: Defining “the Crusades” A. From the Medieval Latin Perspective B. Religion and Violence II. Background to the Crusades A. The Spanish Experience B. Reconquista III. Rise of the Crusading Movement

Pope Urban II Preaches a Crusade: Clermont, France (1095)

The Crusading Movement I. Introduction: Defining “the Crusades” A. From the Medieval Latin Perspective B. Religion and Violence II. Background to the Crusades A. The Spanish Experience B. Reconquista III. Rise of the Crusading Movement IV. Progress of the Crusades

The Crusading Movement I. Introduction: Defining “the Crusades” A. From the Medieval Latin Perspective B. Religion and Violence II. Background to the Crusades A. The Spanish Experience B. Reconquista III. Rise of the Crusading Movement IV. Progress of the Crusades A. First Crusade & Crusader States

Crusader States

The Crusading Movement I. Introduction: Defining “the Crusades” A. From the Medieval Latin Perspective B. Religion and Violence II. Background to the Crusades A. The Spanish Experience B. Reconquista III. Rise of the Crusading Movement IV. Progress of the Crusades A. First Crusade & Crusader States B. Military Religious Orders

The Crusading Movement I. Introduction: Defining “the Crusades” A. From the Medieval Latin Perspective B. Religion and Violence II. Background to the Crusades A. The Spanish Experience B. Reconquista III. Rise of the Crusading Movement IV. Progress of the Crusades A. First Crusade & Crusader States B. Military Religious Orders C. Eventual Failure of the Crusades

The Crusading Movement I. Introduction: Defining “the Crusades” A. From the Medieval Latin Perspective B. Religion and Violence II. Background to the Crusades A. The Spanish Experience B. Reconquista III. Rise of the Crusading Movement IV. Progress of the Crusades A. First Crusade & Crusader States B. Military Religious Orders C. Eventual Failure of the Crusades D. The Fourth Crusade: A Disaster for Byzantine-Latin Relations

The Crusaders' fleet besieges Constantinople (1204)

brought as spoils to Venice) Four Horsemen, St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy (Taken from Constantinople by crusaders during the Fourth Crusade; brought as spoils to Venice)