Crusader states: everything you wanted to kno...

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The Crusader states in the Near East were created after the First Crusade in order to keep hold of the territorial gains made by those known in the region as the Franks - essentially Christians from Western Europe. What can the military activities of the many different fa ...

The first Crusade began in 1095, and launched a struggle for control of Jerusalem in a series of arduous battles spanning more than two centuries. Learn more about the origin, escalation and consequences of the Crusades in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.

1099 - 1302 - After the conclusion of the First Crusade, four Christian nation states were established in the Levant.  These Crusader States would have to battle for their survival over the next two hundred years, and this episode focuses on that protracted battle.

Learn about the Crusades, how they started and how they eventually failed in this very short introduction from Do You Know Podcast, a podcast from English Plus Podcast Network. Read the transcript and learn more on https://englishpluspodcast.com/do-you-know-what-are-the-crusades/ ...  Show more