Crusades Collection (page 3)

Battle between Turks and Christians. Jacopo Robusti, called Il Tintoretto (1518-1594). Oil On Canvas, c.1588 / 89

The Crusades. Defense of Jerusalem. Illustration of the Descriptio Codex (14th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Crusades. Naval battle of Embro (1346) in which the Knights of Rhodes defeated the Turks. After an original painting by Eug讥 Lepoittevin (1842). Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Versailles

Crusades. Disembark of crusaders. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

Friedrich in Jerusalem
SIXTH CRUSADE The emperor FRIEDRICH II takes Jerusalem, and enters the city in triumph Date: 1229

Friedrich 1 Drowns
The emperor FRIEDRICH I, participating in the Third Crusade, is drowned while attempting to cross the Saleph River in Cilicia (in present- day Turkey) Date: 1190

Conrad III Persuaded
BERNARD DE CLAIRVAUX persuades the emperor CONRAD III to take part in the Second Crusade Date: 1147

Acre City Walls
The Medieval city walls at Acre (Akko), Israel. Acre was one of the most contested cities during the Crusades. Date: 1971

Crusades / Nicaea
FIRST CRUSADE Crusaders under Godefroi de Bouillon take NICAEA (now Iznik, Turkey) the first major city to fall to them Date: June 1097

Crusades / Malta Relieved
Malta is relieved by the Knights of St John Date: 26 October 1530

A CRUSADER

Crusader and Girl
A romantic depiction of the valliant crusader bidding his wife farewell before embarking on a crusade. Date: circa 1850

Richard at Jerusalem
THIRD CRUSADE - Richard I, unable to take Jerusalem from the Saracens, refuses to even look at it

Crusade / Friedrich II
Emperor Friedrich II rides into Jerusalem

C. Crusade / Leisure Hour
Procession of children during their Crusade, started by Stephen, a shepherd boy who was persuaded by a priest that he was appointed by heaven to recover the holy sepulchre

Moustiers Sainte Marie
Picturesque provencal village; the star suspended between two cliffs dates from the Crusades, though it has periodically fallen and been replaced

Louis IX at Acre / Crusade
Louis IX at Acre receives embassy from the Old Man of the Mountain

Map of the Crusades, showing Europe, the Middle East and the Holy Land

Sphinx - Crusades Era
during the Crusades

Crusades - a Melee
In the thick of battle - a melee during the Crusades

Peter Hermit / Pope Urban
FIRST CRUSADE Peter the Hermit brings back letters from Simeon, Patriarch of Jerusalem to Pope Urban II

Peter Hermit / Jerusalem
FIRST CRUSADE Peter the Hermit delivering the Message of Simeon, Patriarch of Jerusalem, to Pope Urban II

Peter Hermit / Sepulchre
FIRST CRUSADE Peter the Hermit before the Holy Sepulchre

Louis IX, King of France (reigned 1226-1270), also known as Saint Louis, crusader in the Holy Land. Seen here in military dress with his arms raised in prayer to heaven

Constantinople Retaken
The Crusaders re-take the city of Constantinople

Capture of Nicaea 1097
The Crusaders take the city of Nicaea (now Iznik, Turkey)

Siege of Jerusalem 1099
The Crusaders lay siege to Jerusalem

Turks Lift Rhodes Siege
The Turks lift their siege of Rhodes

2nd Crusade / Holy Blood
Thierry d Alsace returns to Bruges from the Crusades with the Holy Blood

Crusader / Krak Fortress
Krak taken by the Knights Hospitaller and used as a fortress. This view has been reconstructed from ruins

Crusader / See Jerusalem
The Crusaders have their first sight of Jerusalem. Overwhelmed, they kneel down and pray

Crusader / Camp at Acre
Crusaders at the camp at Acre

Crusaders Take Jerusalem
The Crusaders take Jerusalem

Crusade / Cross Bosphorus
The Crusaders cross the Bosphorus

Baudouin Takes Jerusalem
Crusaders under Baudouin take Constantinople

Crusades / Meander
2ND CRUSADE Louis VII forces the passage of the Meander

Louis VII Blessed
2ND CRUSADE Louis VII is blessed at Saint-Denis before leaving for the East

Richard 1 & Isaac / Cyprus
Isaac of Cyprus pleads with Richard I for the restoration of his daughter

Despreaux & Saladin / 1190
William Despreaux taken by the Saracens and brought before the Sultan Saladin

Constantinople Taken
Baudouin, Count of Flanders, penetrates the defences of Constantinople in 1203

Battle of Embro 1346
BATTLE OF EMBRO The Knights of Rhodes defeat a Turkish fleet in a sea-fight off the coast of their island

Old Arab Instruments
Instruments of the Arab peoples at the time of the Crusades

Koran Page 1280 (Front)
A folio from a Syrian (Mamluk) Koran scribed during the Crusades in Khafif al muhaqqiq script with sura headings in gold Thuluth, on handmade linen paper

Durnstein Castle / Austria
The upper ruins are a medieval castle that held Richard the Lionheart for a time on his return from the Crusades

Richard I at Acre
THIRD CRUSADE - Richard I lands at Acre and takes the city

Richard at Jaffa
THIRD CRUSADE - Richard I, after taking Acre, advances to Jaffa where he defeats Saladin and takes the city

Richard at Acre
THIRD CRUSADE - After landing at Acre, in Palestine, Richard I meets the Master of the Knights of Saint John

Meeting before Crusade
THIRD CRUSADE - Henry II of England and Philippe II Auguste of France meet at Gisors before leaving for the East

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