The crusades happened for over 200 hundred years. There were around 4 crusades commissioned by the popes. A crusade is a holy war against infidels, or nonbelievers.
The first crusade was called in 1092. The pope wanted the city of Jerusalem,and power. He saw this as a great advantage to gain power, and also kill infidels.
The army was in the command of very good generals/strategists, whose namee's areGodfery, and Baldwin. The army marched over 3000 miles to get to Jerusalem. They killed any Muslims they came across throughout their travels. They even ate the bodies of some of them at a city of which I can not remember. They got to Jerusalem, and it was a tough battle/siege. Godfrey finally found a weakness in the wall, and ordered his catapults to tear it down. They succeeded, and captured the city. However, they would soon lose the city for the rest of time. The other crusades never worked, and eventually fizzled out to nothin. The later crusades were more for personal gain, than religious reasons. The west never admitted failure. In a way, some wars being fought today are a type of crusade.
The 3rd crusade had 3 historic figures/generals in it. They were richard the Lionheart, King Phillip of France, and the Muslim general Saladin. Saladin was the general of the Muslims. He recapttured the city of Jerusalem for the crusaders. This is what started the 3rd Crusade. The pope ordered an army of crusaders to recapture the city. Richard , and Phillip, both went to the city. They never could recapture it. Thus, ended the 3rd crusade.
Their were a group of knights called the Knights Templar. They supposedly found the treasure, and the Holy Grail, in the Temple of Solomon. They had grown drastically in their power, both in military might, and political power. The Pope did not like this, so he ordered the Templars to be put to the sword. The legend goes they escaped, and have hidden their treasure, including the Grail, somewhere in the world, and is still out there today.
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