The Crusaders: Holy Wars

The Crusades were a series of holy wars fought between Christians and Muslims over the ownership of certain holy sites held sacred by the Muslims, Christians and Jews. These wars were bloody, violent and cataclysmic. What caused them, and how did they happen?

Inside you'll read about

• East meets West
• The Crusaders
• Crusader kingdoms and new venues
• Life as a Crusader
• Side Campaigns
• War unending
• Sputtering little Crusades
• The end of holy war in the holy land

And much more

Crusades were expensive, and the rich were asked to subsidize the knights and their armies.