Abstract: The thirteenth century was a period of mixed fortunes for the west in its wars against the Muslims and other enemies of the Church. In Spain, for example, Christian victory at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212 was recognised by contemporaries as a turning point in the Reconquista. Cordoba was captured by Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236 and Seville surrendered in 1248. The conquest of Greece by the Fourth Crusade in 1204 established the Latin Empire of Constantinople; it was lost in 1261. Elsewhere, crusading continued in the Baltic; it enjoyed a modicum of success against the heretics in Languedoc; and it was used, on occasion, by the papacy against its political opponents.
Publication Year: 1992
Publication Date: 1992-02-27
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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