Why do most books focus on the first 4 crusades and call the other 5 insignificant?
2007-01-28 15:40:49 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
They were eight in number, the first four being sometimes called the Principal Crusades, and the remaining four the Minor Crusades, which were simply insignificant due to the insignificant numbers that participated and for their insignificant results.
The Objectives of the crusades was at first to release the Holy Land, in particular Jerusalem, from the Saracens, but in time was extended to seizing Spain from the Moors, the Slavs and Pagans from eastern Europe, and the islands of the Mediterranean.
The effects of the Crusades greatly influenced the wealth and power of the Catholic Church, Political matters, and commerce, which ticked off a lot of people.
They were also extremely expensive and took a lot of manpower, and after a while they became old and tiring.
By the time the last Christian city, Acre, fell in 1291. The dream of returning to the Holy Land proved less popular than before with the Kings of France and England frequently making different plans, being redirected, and bothered by regional tensions.
Plus, there is really not a lot of information about the Minor Crusades. I guess people just lost interest.
2007-01-28 16:12:20 · answer #1 · answered by Muinghan Life During Wartime 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋