Kingdom of Heaven Kingdom of Heaven is about a man named Balian from Ibelin who travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century‚ and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people. During this movie Balian’s wife commits suicide and he kills his own brother and runs away from the village. Throughout the film Balian tries to gain forgiveness from his father and redemption. The movie concludes as Balian is joined by his new girlfriend Sibylla‚ and they pass
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Assess the reasons for the failure of the second crusade (1147-1149) In 1147‚ the Pope called for the second crusade‚ fully 200 thousand men answered his call. By 1149 the crusade beat a hasty and disgraced retreat. Just 1 year after being called it had failed. The failure happed straight after the disastrous siege of Damascus. The causes of the failure of the second crusade‚ are debated wildly by historians‚ such as Jonathan Riley Smith‚ Steven Runciman and Hans Mayer. Many Historians agree
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whether or not the events and decisions made by the heads of the Church were justified‚ or just plain cruel. Some even go as far as to compare the Crusades to the abomination that was the Spanish Inquisition. The Crusades were essentially wars that were begun and declared by the church‚ against a seen heresy that was hindering the Church. The first Crusade is a perfect example of this. As stated before however‚ it is very important to take all true aspects of this time into account. It would be very
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In the expect of Joinville’s Life of St. Louis much information and detail is given about King Louis IX of France’s first crusade through the perspective of John‚ Lord of Joinville‚ nobleman and companion of Louis. In his chronicles‚ Lord John of Joinville gives insight of the crusade from its inception until till its bitter end. Joinville’s document gives a personal and historical perspective of the mentality of the crusaders and insight of their struggles‚ aspiration‚ and thoughts as they endured
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and social affairs. Nirenberg gives several example beginning with the Shepard’s crusade of 1320 CE‚ with the initial intent to attack the Moors in Spain spurning from a vision by a shepherd boy. When the nobility did not readily support this crusade they began murdering Jews as they traveled through France‚ with local townsfolk and municipal offices being complicit in the slaughter. This subsequently made the crusade a contextual regional affair‚ rather than the spiritual affair of destroying the
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the declaration of the First Crusade by Pope Urban II was just. The first of the rules that must be examined is legitimate authority. This is determined by the cultural context of the war. Legitimate authority can change because different cultures believe in their own authority. For example‚ throughout the Bible the only legitimate authority was God and in America the only legitimate authority is the Congress‚ by the request of the President. In the time of the Crusades‚ there were two authorities
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Religion and Its Impact during the Crusades and Reformation Religion has been in existence for over 30‚000 years throughout societies. By definition religion is the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power‚ especially a personal God or gods. Over 4‚200 religions have been rooted as a way to give humanity answers to the unknown. While religion is profoundly practiced it is also extremely controversial in civilizations. This argumentative topic will be discussed throughout this
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Athens “Golden Age of Athens” Achievements of: -Golden Age of Athens took place in 5th century BC (480-430 BCE) -Golden Age took place after Peloponnesian wars (Athens verse Sparta) and before the Persian wars -Achievements: Greeks excelled in philosophy history (Herodotus and Thucydides) Drama (Sophocles and Aeschylus) Sculpture (Balance between realism and idealism) Arts Architecture (Parthenon 447-432 BCE) Aristotle on government‚ ethics and epistemology: -Aristotle was a pupil of Plato
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History of the First Crusade Robert the Monk’s history of the First Crusade‚ Historia Iherosolimitana (HI)‚ was composed several years after the events it records. There is also no evidence making him an eyewitness for the anything he transcribes except for the Council of Clermont. Robert is generally accepted as a valuable source for the First Crusade as his story is based on the Gesta Francorum and he was commissioned by his abbot to offer a new more exciting account of the crusades.1 Robert’s account
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To what extent have spies and covert operations shaped the course of history? Espionage plays a big role in our history and there are many examples that show it. The importance of espionage in military affairs has been recognized since the beginning of recorded history. The Egyptians had a well-developed secret service‚ and spying and subversion are mentioned in the Iliad and in the Bible. The ancient Chinese treatise (c.500 B.C.) on the art of war devotes much attention to deception and intelligence
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