Assassins vs Templars: The Crusades
Echoes of History
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The Crusades: A Holy War
Crusades are a particular species of war, a holy war. You do it for religious reasons. It's justified through the lens of faith. That's what drives it onwards. Whether that's the whole reason you go to war in the Crusades is a slightly different matter. But the starting point is about faith. There's also ambition for land, wealth, prestige,. All the other opportunities that young men often seize upon to go to war.
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