The Middle Ages

By miribanez
  • Jan 1, 1096

    First Crusade

    First Crusade
    Massacre of 3000 Christian Pilgrims
    Religious Convictions of Crusaders
  • Jan 1, 1146

    Second Crusade

    Second Crusade
    The Cause of the Second Crusade - The Fall and Massacre at Edessa
    The Preaching of St. Bernard
  • Jan 1, 1189

    Third Crusade

    Third Crusade
    Organized
    The Death of Frederick Barbarossa, the German Emperor
  • Jan 1, 1202

    Fourth Crusade

    Fourth Crusade
    saladin dies 1193
    Third Crusade having failed in its essential objective of recovering Jerusalem, the popes almost immediately began preaching a new crusade
  • Jan 1, 1212

    Children's Crusade

    Children's Crusade
    Groups composed of young children.
    These children became convinced that they would be protected by God and that because of this protection they would get to the Holy Land and take Jerusalem for the Christians.
  • Jan 1, 1217

    Fifth Crusade

    Fifth Crusade
    Pope Honorius III succeeded in getting some more Europeans to agree to try again to conquer Jerusalem
  • Jan 1, 1220

    Sixth Crusade

    Sixth Crusade
    The Sixth Crusade started in 1228 as an attempt to regain Jerusalem. It began seven years after the failure of the Fifth Crusade. It involved very little actual fighting. The diplomatic maneuvering of the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II resulted in the Kingdom of Jerusalem regaining control of Jerusalem and other areas for fifteen years.
  • Aug 18, 1227

    Ghengis Khan Died

    Ghengis Khan Died
    Reason of his death is uncertain.The reason for his death is uncertain. Many assume he fell off his horse, due to old age and physical fatigue
  • Jan 1, 1248

    Seventh Crusade

    Seventh Crusade
    The Seventh Crusade was a crusade led by Louis IX of France from 1248 to 1254. Approximately 800,000 bezants were paid in ransom for King Louis who, along with thousands of his troops, was captured and defeated by the Egyptian army led by the Ayyubid Sultan Turanshah supported by the Bahariyya Mamluks led by Faris ad-Din Aktai, Baibars al-Bunduqdari, Qutuz , Aybak and Qalawun.
  • Jan 1, 1270

    Eight Crusade

    Eight Crusade
    Led by Louis IX, King of France, in 1270.This crusade was called just 16 years after the Seventh Crusade. The Mamluks were now very powerful in the Middle East and were conquering the little territory left of the crusaders