Thursday 4 September 2008

Were there many fundamental differences between the 3 crusades?

If all the crusades were sponsored by the Papacy and had the same aims to reclaim the holy land and expell the infidels, then were there any differences in motives for the crusades?

1 comment:

Jamie said...

I think the fact that 20,000 ordinary people went on the 1st Crusade was quite a big difference. The Pope had obviously tapped into a very powerful public feeling, but it’s difficult to explain why so many people would leave their homes to make such an epic journey.