The Crusades
Michael Evans
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Were the crusades part of an ongoing clash between the West and Islam?
The First Crusade achieves its goal
A crucial turning-point of the First Crusade
The First Crusade (2): The Road to Antioch
The deceptively easy early successes of the First Crusade
The First Crusade (1): Leaders and Knights
Who led the First Crusade, and why did they go?
Medieval Christian and Muslim ideas on Holy War, and their (mis)use today
Peter the Hermit and the ‘Peoples’ Crusade’
The preacher Peter the Hermit, and the 'Peoples' Crusades'
The Makings of the First Crusade (2)
The origins of the First Crusade in the West
The Makings of the First Crusade (1)
Looking at the origins of the First Crusade in western Europe
The World of the Crusaders (2): Medieval Islam
An overview of the early days of Islam, up to the dawn of the crusades