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Medieval Conflicts

Wars were very much part and parcel of medieval life. The Middle Ages saw many battles, sieges and drawn-out conflicts. Religious confrontations also took place, in the form of theological disputes as well as major military conflicts, such as the Crusades or jihad.

High Middle Ages

11th – 13th century

The Crusades

The Crusades were a series of major military expeditions conducted by Christianity against Islam, focused on “liberating” the Holy Land.

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Late Middle Ages

14th – 15th century

Hundred Years’ War

The Hundred Years’ War was one of the most protracted and devastating conflicts in Western Europe. France and England fought for over a century.

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Orders and organizations

12th century – present

The Knights Hospitaller

The Knights Hospitaller began with looking after the sick and injured, but soon branched out into bodyguard duty, military escorts and full-scale warfare.

12th century – present

The Teutonic Order

The Teutonic Order built a huge monastic state in the Baltic by deploying its famous Teutonic Knights against Poland, Lithuania and the Rus’.

The Medieval Guidebook

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