Crusades

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The storming of Beziers

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Dan Jones. (Photograph by Steve Sayers)

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Statue of Richard the Lionheart outside the Houses of Parliament at Westminster. (Photo by Dreamstime)

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Statue of King Richard I outside the Palace of Westminster in London

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The capture of Jerusalem in 1099

How the First Crusade captured Jerusalem in 1099

Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, Painting by Emile Signol (1804–1892), (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

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A 13th-century illumination showing the coronation of Foulques and Melisende. (Photo by Alamy)

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c1190 A scene from the Third Crusade depicting the surrender of Acre to the armies of King Richard I of England and Philippe Auguste of France. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

What were the crusades? Your top questions answered

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First Crusade, Siege of Antioch, c1097,14th-century illustration (Photo by Getty Images)

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This is the famous Rhynie Man carved stone, thought to be Pictish in date. (Photo by © Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/archaeology)

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #4: back to Braveheart, Viking river boats, Picts, and the Crusades

Henry III during the Second Barons' War

Simon de Montfort and the barons’ crusade: why rebel lords waged holy war against Henry III

A Pictish stone carving featuring a salmon

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King Richard I, aka Richard the Lionheart. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Richard the Lionheart may not have spoken English – plus 7 more surprising facts

(Illustration by Davide Bonazzi for BBC World Histories magazine)

Is the world still living in the shadow of the crusades?

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Dan Jones by Steve Sayers and Helen Castor

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