Siege of jerusalem

The Crusades

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  • Nov 27, 1095

    Pope Urban II calls for a Crusade

    Pope Urban II calls for a Crusade
    Pope Urban II, responding to the Christian Byzantine Empire's plee for help, calls for a Crusade against the Muslims.
  • 1099

    First Crusade captures Jerusalem

    First Crusade captures Jerusalem
    Jerusalem is captured by the Crusaders. As the city had not surrendered, the occupants were put to the sword, as was the custom at the time. Sources:
    Payne, R. (2000). The crusades. Ware: Wordsworth Editions.
  • 1147

    Second Crusade

    Second Crusade
    Second Crusade launched in response to the loss of Edessa and the northern most Crusader state. An army of 50,000 eventually marches on Damascus but is defeated.
  • 1187

    Battle of Hattin

    Battle of Hattin
    Saladin defeats a major Christian army at the Horns of Hattin. The response in Europe is to launch the third Crusade. Jerusalem falls to Saladin on October 2, 1187.
  • 1191

    Saladin defeated.

    Saladin defeated.
    King Richard of England defeats Saladin’s forces at Arsuf
  • 1192

    Peace Treaty

    Peace Treaty
    Saladin and King Richard sign a peace treaty ending the crusade. The Kingdom of Jerusalem is reestablished as a crusader state but Jerusalem remains in Muslim hands
  • 1198

    Fourth Crusade

    Fourth Crusade
    Pope Innocent II calls for the 4th Crusade
  • 1204

    Sack of Constantinople

    Sack of Constantinople
    European Crusaders, in theory on their way to the 4th Crusade, sacked Christian Constantinople. Even for the time, the atrocities were outrageous.
  • 1208

    Albigensian Crusade

    Albigensian Crusade
    The Albigensian Crusade in France against the Cathar heresy begins. The fighting will last from 1208-1299 between fellow Christians. Source:
    Martin, S. (2014). The Cathars: The most successful heresy of the Middle Ages. Harpenden: Pocket Essentials.
  • 1211

    Baltic Crusade

    Baltic Crusade
    The Baltic Crusade against the pagans in the Baltic area begins.
    Fighting will last from 1211-1225 and will drain resources that might otherwise have gone to the Holy Land. Sources:
    Christiansen, E. (2005). The northern crusades. London: Penguin Group.
  • 1216

    Fifth Crusade

    Fifth Crusade
    The Fifth Crusade planned to recapture the Holy Land by first seizing Egypt.
  • 1229

    Jerusalem's Peaceful Transfer

    Jerusalem's Peaceful Transfer
    Emperor Fredrick II arranges for the peaceful transfer of Jerusalem to the Crusaders. The treaty expires ten years later and the city is again taken by the Muslims.
  • 1291

    Fall of Acre - End of an Era

    Fall of Acre - End of an Era
    Acre, the last of the Crusader cities falls, effectively ending the crusades.