Title: Why were the Crusades unsuccessful? - Quora
Headings: Why were the Crusades unsuccessful?
Why were the Crusades unsuccessful?
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Content: Conclusion
If we consider the Fourth Crusade again we see some of the complexities at play. The Fourth Crusade ended with the sacking of Constantinople. This came about as a result of an out-of-power claimant to the Byzantine throne banding together with an ambitious Venice that ended up with the power of Byzantium smashed. It was a success for the Venetians, but considering that the initial aim was the recapture of Jerusalem we could judge it unsuccessful. A second example might be one of the alternative crusades. The Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229) again had multiple factors at play: for example, eradicate the Cathar heresy (the Church) and bring southern France under control of the King of France (the King of France). It largely achieved this, though it’s debateable how well it did so. We conclude simply by saying that the question of ‘Why were the crusades not successful?’ is a questi