Boise State University
European History: The Crusades: Results of the Third Crusade
A discussion of the failure of the Third Crusade and of other results.
Boise State University
History of the Crusades
A class that is available online includes the following Study Units: The Creation of Outremer, Outremer through the Fall of Edessa, Jerusalem Lost, Crusading Fervor, The Last Years and After. Other helpful pages offer timelines, maps,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How Was Crusading Justified?
Were the Crusades considered just warfare? Can any war be considered just? Delve into this issue by reading the following synopsis that looks at reasons war can be justified based on certain criteria.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: How the Crusades Led to the Finding of the New World
The instructional activity will help students to discover the importance of the Crusades to the expansion of many European countries. Students will also be introduced to new products and find out why explorers were willing to risk all to...
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: The Crusades
History for Kids presents a kid friendly explanation of the Crusades describing the causes and consequences of the intent to protect and spread the influence of Christianity.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: On the Opening of the First Crusade
A historical document about the opening of the First Crusade, describing preparations and the people involved.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Summons to a Crusade
Fordham University gives the text of Eugene III's letter to Louis, King of France, calling for a crusade (the second) to recapture land from the Muslims.
Other
The Peoples' Crusade
Imagine a multinational army of volunteers marching across a continent with minimal organization and direction to take on the most powerful army in the world. This was the People's Crusade, the First Crusade.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Pope Innocent Iii's Summons to a Crusade
The full text of Pope Innocent III's call for yet another crusade. The actual words of the Pope during the year 1215.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Children's Crusade, 1212
Translation of a 13th century chronicler's account of the 1212 Children's Crusade.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Children's Crusade by George Zabriskie Gray
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's The Children's Crusade: An Episode of the Thirteenth Century by George Zabriskie Gray [1870], a nonfiction account of Children's Crusade in the 13th Century.
Syracuse University
Syracuse University: Routes of the Third Crusade
This site gives a map showing the Routes taken by crusaders of the Third Crusade.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Pope's Call for the 1st Crusade
Fordham University provides an account of Urban II's speech, in which he called for the First Crusade. Given at the Council of Clermont in 1095, this version of the speech was written by Robert the Monk 25 years after the actual event.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Crusade of Frederick Ii
This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University's Medieval Sourcebook, covers the Fifth Crusade or the Crusade of Frederick II.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: Second Crusade (1147 1149)
A summary of the Second Crusade and the events that followed.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Children's Crusades (1212)
This site provides a full description of the Children's Crusade, taken from Steven Runciman's classic three volume work, "A History of the Crusades."
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa
This is a primary source document from the Fordham University of letters written between Christian monarchs during the Third Crusade.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Crusade of Louis Vii
This site from the Fordham University is a primary source document, written by Odo of Deuil, concerning the events of the Second Crusade, led by King Louis VII of France.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Boy Crusaders
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Boy Crusaders, a fiction book for children.
University of Texas at Austin
Perry Castenada Collection: Europe in the 12th Century, the Age of the Crusades
Large map of 12th century Europe and the Christian states in the East during the Crusades. From the historical maps in the Perry-Castaneda Collection.
Boise State University
Euopean History: The First Crusade
This site covers the First Crusade in-depth. It is broken down into several categories for easier reading.
Other
Italian Culture: Preparation for the Fourth Crusade
A discussion of the preparation by the Venetians for the Fourth Crusade, along with a discussion of their motives.
Boise State University
European History: The Crusades: The Second Crusade
This site covers the history of the Second Crusade in-depth. It is broken down into several categories for easier reading.
Boise State University
European History: The Crusades: Results of the Second Crusade
Boise State University covers much of the aftermath/results of the Second Crusade.