middle ages in europle

The first crusade

1096

During this, the Christians tried to reclaim Jerusalem from the islam,
the Christian were sucessful.

All of the important crusades

Period: 1096 to 1271

These were religous wars that were caused due to two different religions wanting to claim holy lands, these religions were usually the islam against the christians.

The sixth crusade

1128

In this crusade the Christians managed to finally retrieve Jerusalem and won against the Islam.

The second crusade

1144

This battle was over edessa, the Christians had let it but the islams had won this time.

The third crusade

1187

Urged by the Christians, they wanted to reclaim some of the holy land, which was quite sucessful but they did not reclaim their goal: Jerusalem.

The fourth crusade

1202

The Christians wanted to claim jerusalem, they were not sucessful because the pope rebuked them for their behavior.

The fifth crusade

1217

The Christians effort were in vain in this battle when they tried to claim Jerusalem once again, but they kept on trying.

The seventh crusade

1248

In this crusade, the beggining was going well for the Christians but some of them had been captured by the Islam.

The eighth crusade

1267

This was the last of the impactful crusades, but the islams won yet again.

Bubonic Plague Start

1346

One of the most devestating events in the 14th century that had occured in europe. The bubonic plague was a very dangerous and contagious disease that had caused the death of an estimated 25 million people.

Bubonic Plague End

1352

It has never really been known how the Bubonic Plague has ended but most historians have speculated that it was either people lived far away for a long time during the disease, or that only the immune survived. But it had an impact for those people at the time because it inspired them to come up with cures for diseases and not rely on superstition.