The Crusades

  • Period: 1095 to 1099

    The First Crusade

    Pope Urban II calls for the First Crusade, The Christian Army reclaim the Holy Land.
  • Period: 1147 to 1149

    The Second Crusade

    The Second Crusade failed to recapture Holy territories from the Muslim army.
  • Period: 1187 to 1192

    Third Crusade

    Richard The Lionheart lead the Third Crusade, winning many Saladin territories but failing to win back Jerusalem.
  • Period: 1202 to 1204

    The Fourth Crusade

    Pope Innocent III declares the Fourth Crusade to take back Jerusalem.
  • 1212

    Childrens Crusade

    A French child named Stephen of Cloyes got tens of thousands of children to gather and march to the Holy Land. None of the children made it to the Holy Land.
  • Period: 1217 to 1272

    Crusades Five through Nine

    There were 5 more crusades, all were unsuccessful.