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Crusader renovations

The First Crusade set up Christian kingdoms: the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Principalities (i.e. ruled by a Prince) of Cilicia and Antioch, and the Counties (i.e. ruled by a Count) of Edessa and Tripoli. The most famous Crusader castle ruin … Continue reading

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“Modern” warfare

The century of the First Crusade was, to its time, like the first World War to ours. To put it another way, Northern Europe was a “developing nation” while the Near East was modern. The history of medieval Europe is … Continue reading

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Castles in the Holy Land

Although Normans began to build castles in order to hold onto their English land–and then later to fight off their French cousins from seizing their Norman land–castles didn’t really come into their own until the Normans became the backbone of … Continue reading

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