World History › Section K · The medieval West and the Crusades › Topic K.4
The crusading movement
For two centuries after 1095, western Christians fought to win and hold the Holy Land. This topic follows the major crusades from the capture of Jerusalem to the sack of Constantinople, and looks at them through Latin, Muslim, Jewish and Byzantine eyes.
In this topic
- A city holy to three faiths
- The first marchers and the Rhineland massacres
- From Nicaea to Jerusalem, 1097-1099
- Worked example: why did the First Crusade succeed?
- Outremer: the crusader states
- Worked example: Usama ibn Munqidh on the Franks
- Zengi, Nur al-Din and the Second Crusade
- Saladin and the Third Crusade
- The Fourth Crusade and a wider movement
- Many perspectives
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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