{"id":8726,"date":"2026-04-01T20:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/?page_id=8726"},"modified":"2026-04-02T05:52:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:52:38","slug":"crusades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/crusades\/","title":{"rendered":"Crusades"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8726\" class=\"elementor elementor-8726\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6801c855 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6801c855\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.90000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d947a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57d947a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crusades<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a3e43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9a3e43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c533f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c533f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e1a3dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10e1a3dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d807e3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d807e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Crusades were a series of religious wars carried out by Christian crusaders from Europe during the Middle Ages, beginning in 1095 CE when Pope Urban II called on Christians to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim control. 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crusades<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c6a629 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72c6a629\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c99992c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c99992c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496ac01e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"496ac01e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335483bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"335483bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crusades: Overview<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8b0053 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e8b0053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>\u200b\u200bCrusades: A Detailed Overview<\/strong><ul><li><em>A detailed article that covers the major causes, events and history of the Crusades.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c0e6bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72c0e6bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crusades-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Crusades\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Battle of Dorylaeum (1147), a battel from the Second Crusade. (Estoire d'Eracles)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/What-is-the-Holy-Land-in-the-Crusades-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"What is the Holy Land in the Crusades\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Painting of the Holy Land of Jerusalem. (1455)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Did-the-Crusades-End-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"How Did the Crusades End\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">'The Return of the Crusader' by Karl Friedrich Lessing (1835)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Many-Crusades-Were-There-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"How Many Crusades Were There\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">'Siege of Acre' from French Manuscript. Depicts events from the Third Crusade.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Significance-of-the-Crusades-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Significance of the Crusades\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Siege of Damascus from the Second Crusade.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Why-was-Jerusalem-so-Important-in-the-Crusades-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Why was Jerusalem so Important in the Crusades\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">'Siege of Jerusalem during the First Crusade' by an Unknown Artist. (14th Century)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Causes-of-the-Crusades-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Causes of the Crusades\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">'Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont' by Jean Colombe. (1474)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a92b596 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a92b596\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26817adc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26817adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Causes of the Crusades<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef43ad4 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef43ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Causes of the Crusades<\/span><\/strong><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historycrunch.com\/black-death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u200b<\/a>\u200bByzantine Empire<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Christianity<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Roman Catholic Church<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u200bSilk Road<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Why Did Europeans Fight in the Crusades?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9c49ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f9c49ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179e2e7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"179e2e7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Life During the Crusades<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4755e8 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a4755e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Life of a Crusader<\/strong><ul><li>Medieval Siege Weapons<\/li><li>Medieval Castles<\/li><li><em>Life in the Middle Ages<\/em><\/li><li><em>Weapons of the Crusades<\/em><\/li><li><em>Knights of the Crusades<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4156e59c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4156e59c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165c9525 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"165c9525\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1679af19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1679af19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Crusades<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dca499f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dca499f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>How Many Crusades Were There?<\/strong><ul><li class=\"paragraph\">First Crusade<ul><li class=\"paragraph\">People&#8217;s Crusade<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"paragraph\">Second Crusade<\/li><li class=\"paragraph\">Third Crusade<\/li><li class=\"paragraph\">Fourth Crusade<ul><li>Children&#8217;s Crusade<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"paragraph\">Fifth Crusade<\/li><li class=\"paragraph\">Sixth Crusade<\/li><li class=\"paragraph\">Seventh Crusade<\/li><li class=\"paragraph\">Eighth Crusade<\/li><li class=\"paragraph\">Ninth Crusade<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fa34dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70fa34dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b8f7db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59b8f7db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crusader States<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489867f6 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"489867f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Crusader States of the Crusades<\/strong><ul><li>What is the Holy Land in the Crusades?<\/li><li>Why Was Jerusalem So Important?<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5fb7c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5fb7c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77aa78fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77aa78fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People of the Crusades<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177cf9bb elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"177cf9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><em>Saladin<\/em><\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><em>Pope Urban II<\/em><\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><em>Richard I (the Lionheart)<\/em><\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><em>Frederick II<\/em><\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><em>Louis IX<\/em><\/li><li><em>Godfrey of Bouillon<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5275a23f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5275a23f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf9881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf9881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outcomes of the Crusades<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2f66d1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f2f66d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Impacts of the Crusades<\/li><li>How Did the Crusades End?<\/li><li>Significance of the Crusades<\/li><li>Renaissance<\/li><li>Black Death<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79caf42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79caf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a164f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77a164f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62baa7ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62baa7ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242d9997 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"242d9997\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660e9fca elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"660e9fca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Infographics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37762bc7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37762bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crusades<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5119a13b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5119a13b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e60d55 elementor-grid-5 elementor-posts--align-center elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"53e60d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;cards_masonry&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7474 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-infographics category-crusades category-middle-ages tag-crusades tag-history tag-infographic tag-middle-ages\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/crusades-infographic\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Crusades-Infographic-160x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4364\" alt=\"Crusades Infographic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Crusades-Infographic-160x300.png 160w, https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Crusades-Infographic-545x1024.png 545w, https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Crusades-Infographic-768x1444.png 768w, https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Crusades-Infographic-817x1536.png 817w, https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Crusades-Infographic.png 1005w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/crusades-infographic\/\">\n\t\t\t\tCrusades: Infographic\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c60863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"13c60863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e9f754 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45e9f754\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30710f5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30710f5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454a29fb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"454a29fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea92513 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea92513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crusades: Infographic<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db04587 elementor-grid-4 elementor-posts--align-center elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"5db04587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;cards_masonry&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7459 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-maps category-crusades category-middle-ages tag-crusades tag-history tag-maps tag-middle-ages\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/first-crusade-map\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/First-Crusade-Map-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4368\" alt=\"First Crusade Map\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/First-Crusade-Map-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/First-Crusade-Map-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/First-Crusade-Map-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/First-Crusade-Map.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/first-crusade-map\/\">\n\t\t\t\tFirst Crusade Map\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7462 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-maps category-crusades category-middle-ages tag-crusades tag-history tag-maps tag-middle-ages\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/second-crusade-map\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" 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