The Crusades, 1095-1204
In this set of courses, we focus on the first four Crusades, starting with from Pope Urban II's declaration of the First Crusade at the Council fo Clermont (1095) and ending with the crusaders' sack of Constantinople in the Fourth Crusade (1204).
What this playlist includes:
38 lectures across 9 courses.
All resources designed and delivered by university academics and researchers.
Self-marking quizzes for all lectures, as well as an end-of-topic quiz.
Reading lists, essay questions and extension activities.
Courses and Lectures
1. The First Crusade, 1095-99
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
1.1. The Western Sources – 10:46
1.2. Other Sources – 11:54
1.3. Motivations – 14:27
1.4. The Situation in the Near East – 09:53
1.5. Why did the First Crusade Succeed? – 13:55
1.6. Was the First Crusade a War Between Christianit... – 12:40
2. The First Crusade, 1095-99: Essay Questions
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
2.1. Why did Pope Urban II launch the First Crusade? – 10:02
2.2. What motivated warriors and pilgrims from acros... – 14:42
2.3. Why did the First Crusade succeed? – 10:01
3. The Founding of the Crusader States, 1099-1124
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
3.1. The Aftermath of the First Crusade – 08:21
3.2. The First Decade – 08:23
3.3. The Battle of the Field of Blood and the Strugg... – 09:43
3.4. The Franks' Enemies: Turks and Fatimids – 12:42
4. The Templars and Hospitallers in the Crusader States, 1119-1187
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
4.1. The Origins of the Military Orders – 09:54
4.2. Development of the Military Orders during the T... – 10:20
4.3. Internal Structure and Organisation – 06:55
4.4. The Military Orders and the Fall of the Kingdom... – 10:55
5. The Second Crusade, 1144-48
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
5.1. The Fall of Edessa and the Atabeg Zengi – 04:00
5.2. The Launch and Recruitment of the Second Crusade – 05:11
5.3. The Journey East – 07:30
5.4. The Failure of the Second Crusade – 06:59
5.5. The Second Crusade on Other Frontiers – 05:44
6. The Second Crusade, 1147-49: Essay Questions
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
6.1. How did the Crusader States survive and grow in... – 11:27
6.2. Why did the Second Crusade fail? – 07:57
6.3. Why did the Turkish resistance to the Crusaders... – 09:07
6.4. How committed was Saladin to Jihad against the ... – 08:57
7. The Crusader States and the Fall of Jerusalem, c.1160-87
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
7.1. Nur al-Din and the Struggle for Egypt, 1149-68 – 09:35
7.2. The Rise of Saladin, 1168-86 – 08:31
7.3. The Intensifying Conflict, 1186 – 08:28
7.4. The Battle of Hattin, 1187 – 08:37
8. The Third Crusade, 1189-92
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
8.1. The Launch of the Third Crusade – 07:04
8.2. The Journey East – 08:19
8.3. The Struggle for the Holy Land – 12:36
8.4. Saladin and the Third Crusade – 10:17
9. The Fourth Crusade, 1202-04
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
9.1. Origins of the Fourth Crusade – 09:07
9.2. The Conquest of Constantinople – 05:55
9.3. Debating the Fourth Crusade – 07:18
9.4. The Impact of the Fourth Crusade – 06:07
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