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The crusades were a series of wars fought by Christians to recapture the Holy Land, Jerusalem, from Muslim control and protect the Byzantine Empire. ... Kings, nobles, knights, peasants, and townspeople all participated in the crusades. Many of them fought in the crusades for different purposes. ... The crusades lasted from 1095 AD-1291 AD.
On November 27, 1095, a speech given at the Council of Clermont in France by Pope Urban II was responsible for starting the crusades. ... In 1291, they seized the last Christian center in Palestine. ...
The end result of the crusades was failure to accomplish their main goals.
Approximate Word count = 446 Approximate Pages = 1.8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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