attitudes to crusading

Question 1

reputation

Answer 1

if you went on a crusade you would be seen as a hero of christianity

king richard was a popular king at the time so going on the crusade would make his reputation even better

one of the selfish reasons people went on the crusade

Question 2

religion

Answer 2

people went on the crusade because religion had a huge amount of influence in their lives and they feared that if they didn’t go they would go to hell

if you went on the crusade you would and your loved ones would be given an indulgence

Question 3

Revenge and reward

Answer 3

Many men were genuinely disgusted at the loss of the Holy Land in 1187

but they also knew that they could gain land and titles for themselves in the region by fighting.

Question 4

influential individuals

Answer 4

Archbishop of Canterbury Baldwin spent a year touring Wales and was estimated to have enlisted 3,000 volunteers.

Question 5

land

Answer 5

Family members were frustrated at having to manage lands

Question 6

taxes

Answer 6

The Saladin tithe
. people who didn’t go on the crusade would have to pay
The Saladin tithe (negative)
. people who had gone on the crusade didn’t pay The
Saladin tithe because it was paying for the crusade and
debts (positive)