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- Crusades" For a two-century period between 1095 and 1270, a succession of European armies set out to recover the Holy Land from occupying Muslims. These expeditions took place at the height of the period famous for European chivalry, and succeeded in establishing "Crusader kingdoms" in the area where Israel and Lebanon are now ... "
- The Crusades"Many modern-day readers would consider Christians a peaceful people, but their history is steeped in war and bloodshed. This book focuses on a series of military campaigns known as the Crusades, during which Christian warriors attempted to regain the Holy Land (Palestine) from Muslim rule ..."
- The Crusades (1095–1291)"Most historians consider the sermon preached by Pope Urban II at Clermont-Ferrand in November 1095 to have been the spark that fueled a wave of military campaigns to wrest the Holy Land from Muslim control ... "
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Crusades were wars—that is firm ground. More specifically, crusading was represented as just warfare, according to the idea of just war established by St. Augustine of Hippo.