Crusades Collection

Crusades Map
A map of Europe depicting the paths of various Crusades between 1096 and 1270

Krak des Chevaliers, famous Crusader Castle near Homs, Syria - View from the South West. Although surviving in wonderful condition up to the early 21st century

Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199). King of England (1189-1199). Crusader forces praying before going into battle. Gustave Dore engraving

Crusades. Knight of the Templar Chapel. Romanesque art. Fresco. FRANCE. Paris. National Museum of French Monuments. Proc: FRANCE. Cressac-Saint-Genis

Crusaders Near Jerusalem
Crusaders under Richard I gain sight of Jerusalem, though they were unable to seize it from the Saracens

URBAN II (c. 1035 - 1099). First Crusade (1095). Council of Clermont. Pope Urban II authorizes the departure to the Crusades. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris

Crusade Leaders Riding
Leaders of the first Crusade - Godefri de Bouillon, Raimond de Toulouse, Boemund de Tarento and Tanered d Hauteville

Eleanor on Crusades
Eleanor of Aquitaine (or of Guyenne) rides east with her husband, Louis VII; but her carryings-on with Raymond of Antioch will lead to divorce, and marriage to Henry II

Costume / Men / Chevalier 13
A chevalier of the Crusades, in chainmail and white tunic with red cross; he carries a spear and a heavy sword

Crusaders Idealised
(general) Idealised representation of the Crusaders

Meeting of King Richard the Lionheart with Saladin
Meeting of King Richard I (the Lionheart) with Saladin, during the Third Crusade. 1191

Syria. Krak des Chevaliers. Castle built in the twelfth century by the Knights Hospitaller during the Crusades to the Holy Land

The Last Crusade by Bernard Partridge in Punch WW1
The Last Crusade. Coeur-de-Lion (looking down on the Holy City). " My dream comes true." Drawn by Bernard Partridge and published in Punch in December 1917

Crusades / Richard 1
THIRD CRUSADE Richard I, after taking Cyprus en route, lands at Acre, after which he stays in Palestine for 16 months

Richard I / Chic Cheval
RICHARD I, THE LIONHEART English King on horseback in crusading garb

Death of Richard I
Richard I, dying of his wounds during a minor engagement in France, pardons Bertrand, the archer who shot him

A knight who guarded The Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the city was captured during the Crusades. 12th century

8th Crusade - Fleet
EIGHTH CRUSADE The ships which carried Louis IX from France to Carthage on his fatal crusade in North Africa Date: 1270

First Crusade (1095-1099). The city of Antiochia

Crusade / Bernard Preaches
Saint Bernard of Clairvaix preaching at the second crusade, Vezelay, France

Crusade / Battle Askalon
The Battle of Askalon

Knight Receives Standard
A crusading knight receives the Standard from an approving bishop

Events / War / Crusades
LOUIS IX EMBARKS FOR THE CRUSADES at Aigues Mortes, sailing first to Cyprus

A knight who guarded The Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the city was captured during the Crusades. 12th century

Peter the Hermit, preaching before the Pope
Peter the Hermit, a priest of Amiens, France, associated with the Crusades, preaching before the Pope Date: circa 1090s

Plane trees of Godfrey of Bouillon. Prairie of Buyukdere
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. 40 plane trees of Godfrey of Bouillon. Prairie of Buyukdere. According to tradition the field tent of Godfrey of Bouillon was installed next to the tree during the camping of

40 plane trees of Godfrey of Bouillon. Prairie of Buyukdere
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. 40 plane trees of Godfrey of Bouillon. Prairie of Buyukdere. According to tradition the field tent of Godfrey of Bouillon was installed next to the tree during the camping of

EIGHTH CRUSADE Louis IX lands at Carthage, whence he will advance to Tunis where he will die of the plague Date: 1270

FRENCH ATTACK ACRE 1162
Between the 2nd/3rd Crusades a truce exists between Crusaders and Saracens, but a quarrel leads to an attack on Acre by Amaury I, king of Jerusalem, who dies fighting in 1173 Date: 1162

CRUSADES / BOUILLON
FIRST CRUSADE Godefroi de Bouillon, king of Jerusalem, dies there after reigning only a few months Date: 23 July 1100

King Richard I in action during the Battle of Jaffa, Jerusalem, Third Crusade. Date: 1192

William the Conqueror with his ragtag army of Normans in 1066. William in chain mail suit of armor with mace and helmet on horseback

Costume of Konrad von Thuringen, died 1241
Costume of Konrad von Thuringen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, died 1241. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century

Knights of the Order of Solomons Temple or Knights Templar. Abiti dei Templari. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

The tomb of the prophet Jeremiah, 1800s. Tomba di Geremia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Knight of the Spanish Order of Calatrava In ceremonial robes with emblems and crosses. Ordini Cavallereschi di Alcantara, di Cristo, etc

Interior of the Great Mosque in Cordoba, Spain, 18th century. Interno della moschea di Cordova. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Ruins of the church in Jumieges Abbey, 1800s
Religious procession in the ruins of the church in Jumieges Abbey, Benedictine monastery in Normandy France. Rovine della Badia di Jumieges

Norman Crusader, Horse Armoury, Tower of London. Date: circa 12th century

Jeanne de Flandre wearing the conical hat called la Syrienne
Jeanne de Flandre, wife of Jean de Montfort, Duke of Brittany. Wearing the costume she wore entering Nantes with her husband 1341

Effigy of Sir Hugh Bardolph, 1259-1304, Banham Church, Norfolk. He wears a surcoat over a suit of chainmail with chappelle de fer (helmet), legs crossed to show that he was a crusader

Norman fashions 11th century: crusaders and peasant
Norman fashions 11th century: Norman soldier in long chainmail hauberk stabbing a child 1, crusader knight in surcoat over a haqueton or suit of gamboised chainmail and coiffe de maille 2

The death of Friedrich I in Calycadnus (Goksu), River of Cilicia. Date: June 1190

FIRST CRUSADE - Godefroi de Bouillon, leader of the First Crusade, proclaimed King of Jerusalem. Date: 1100

FIRST CRUSADE Preaching the Crusade. Date: 1095

FIRST CRUSADE Reception of Gautier-sans- Avoir by the King of Hungary, who permits him to pass through his territory with the Crusaders. Date: 1095-6

FIRST CRUSADE Crusaders leave the Holy Land. Date: 1095

Louis IX of France sets sail for the Holy Land which he hopes to reconquer; alas, he himself gets captured by the Saracens and has to be ransomed at great expense Date: 1248

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