Joined by other crusaders, they advanced into eastern Anatolia, but were crushed at the Battle of Mersivan in August by a coalition of Turkoman rulers. William of Nevers' army, heading south, …

Oct 26, 2025 · The Crusaders conquered Nicaea (in Turkey) and Antioch and then went on to seize Jerusalem, and they established a string of Crusader-ruled states. However, after the …

Oct 12, 2018 · Led by the French king Louis IX (r. 1226-1270), the Crusaders repeated the strategy of the Fifth Crusade and achieved only the same miserable results: the acquisition of …

Jun 7, 2010 · In the Fifth Crusade, put in motion by Pope Innocent III before he died in 1216, the Crusaders attacked Egypt from both land and sea but were forced to surrender to Muslim …

Each of these states came to be ruled by a Crusader leader who had authority over both Christian and Muslim populations. Many Crusaders returned to Europe after fulfilling their vows of …

In 1175, Pope Alexander III used the promise of the same indulgence granted to Crusaders in the Holy Land to encourage the Christian rulers of León, Castile, and Aragón to go on the …

Aug 5, 2024 · The Crusaders sacked the city in 1204, a controversial act that deepened the schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christians. On the flip side, the …

May 5, 2025 · There were as many different reasons for crusading as there were crusaders, but the single most common reason was piety. To crusade was to go on pilgrimage, a holy journey …

Jan 20, 2021 · Who were the Crusaders? There were actually two Crusades during the late 1090s. The “People’s Crusade” was a popular movement led by Peter the Hermit, a …

Nov 6, 2025 · The Crusaders have officially named their squad for the 2026 DHL Super Rugby Pacific season, including a powerful mix of seasoned campaigners, and six rising stars who’ve …