Directory of Crusades Resources

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This category is devoted to the Holy Wars fought between Christians and Muslims during the medieval period. It includes sites about wars fought between the Latin West and the Muslim East from the 11th to 14th centuries.

Resources in This Category

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Crusades

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04543c.htm
  Presents the Catholic perspective on the Crusades.

• Swishweb.com: The Main Crusades to the East

  http://www.factophile.com/show.content?action=view&pageid=151
  Timeline of the first through fourth crusades.

• Swishweb.com: The Main Crusades to the East

  http://www.factophile.com/show.content?action=view&pageid=150
  Timeline of the fifth through eighth crusades.

• The Crusades and the Contributions of Islam

  http://www.mrdowling.com/606islam.html
  Focuses on the holy wars and the contributions of Muslim scholars during the Middle Ages. Geared toward middle school students.

• The Holy Crusades

  http://historyguide.org/ancient/lecture25b.html
  Text of a lecture which outlines the origins and importance of the Crusades in European history.

 

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