Crusaders set fire to Mara, Syria
Crusaders set fire to Mara, Syria
Crusaders set fire to Mara, Syria
Events Before
Crusaders defeat Prince Ridwan of Aleppo at Antioch
Crusaders defeat Prince Ridwan of Aleppo at Antioch
Crusaders seize Antioch after a five-month siege during the First Crusade
The siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098, on the Crusaders' way to Jerusalem through Syria. Two sieges took place in succession.
Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul
Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul
1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara, Syria
1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara, Syria
Hildegard von Bingen is born
Hildegard von Bingen, German musician, known for german nun and polymath, was born on 1098-09-16.
Events After
English King Henry I marries Princess Matilda of Scotland at Westminster Abbey in London
Matilda of Scotland (originally christened Edith, 1080 – 1 May 1118), also known as Good Queen Maud, was Queen consort of England and Duchess of Normandy as the first wife of King Henry I.
Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht
Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht
King William II of England (William Rufus) is killed by an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrell while hunting in the New Fore
King William II of England (William Rufus) is killed by an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrell while hunting in the New Forest
Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey, London
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.
Boudouin I of Boulogne crowned King of Jerusalem
Boudouin I of Boulogne crowned King of Jerusalem
More from the 1090s
First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders
First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on
City of Jerusalem is captured and plundered by Christian forces during the First Crusade
The Massacre of Jerusalem was a mass slaughter of thousands of Muslims and Jews by the sieging Crusaders in mid-July 1099, following the Siege of Jerusalem during the First Crusade.
Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the First Cru
Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the First Crusade
The first Crusaders arrive in Antioch, Ancient Syria, during the First Crusade
The first Crusaders arrive in Antioch, Ancient Syria, during the First Crusade
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