That’s not at all what the crusades were. The crusades were armies raised in response to the Muslim invasions of Christian countries. Motivations varied betwee

That’s not at all what the crusades were. The crusades were armies raised in response to the Muslim invasions of Christian countries. Motivations varied between religious (defense of the Christians being oppressed) to political (I want a kingdom to rule over) [1]. [1]: https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/7915/are-there-any-historians-who-believe-that-the-crusades-were-not-motivated-as-a-d https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/7915/are-there-a...