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GCSE History · key term
A person who committed to a religiously authorised expedition, represented by wearing a cross on their clothing.
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Paper 3
Revise: Joining the CrusadeMerchants could profit from transporting crusaders and from eastern trade, but commercial interests were less prominent in the First Crusade than in later expeditions. They should not be treated as the main explanation for the response in 1095–96.
Explain how motives could overlap rather than assuming that each crusader had only one reason for joining.
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