For God and the King!
Most of the Crusades had this holy city as their central objective
What is Jerusalem?
Used on horseback, mostly in jousting competition
What is a lance?
What is a moat?
The whole system of land ownership in Medieval times - the more you had, the more people you controlled
What is feudalism?
The Head of the Roman Catholic Church - a new one was chosen not long ago, continuing the tradition
What is the Pope?
The incredible leader of the Saracen/Muslim armies in the Second Crusade
Who is Saladin?
A flexible type of armour, riveted or butted, heavy but effective against slashing attacks
What is mail/chain mail?
The place of royalty - you sit on this, you own the place
What is a throne?
What is a fief?
One particular Pope was the instigator of all of this Crusades nonsense - his passionate speech at Clermont in 1095 saw many important people come to town
Who is Pope Urban II?
Who are children?
The prototype for armour in the Medieval period, who set their standard with their plate, mail and segmented armour types - too bad it couldn't save their civilisation
Who are the Romans?
No better way to tell your enemies to go around (to where you want them) than by pulling up the giant wood entrance to your front gate
What is the drawbridge?
The country that made feudalism famous - working on the old concepts of Roman manorialism, and giving it a certain flair, style, qualite...
Who are the French?
Ssh! These places were for monks and nuns only - the place where the real work of God was taking place
What is a monastery?
King Richard, so strong and brave - his courageous nickname is that of legend
What is the Lionheart?
No knight can be prepared for battle without them - their personal assistant and shadow, learning the ways of war and chivalry
Who is a squire?
No king can be king without it - the ceremony in which they are crowned
What is a coronation?
The smallest form of currency in the Medieval times - worth a quarter of a pence. If you had bad eyes, you'd be lucky to see this from a distance...
What is a farthing?
To ward off spirits and black magic, swinging some special smoke around continues to be a practice in churches to this day
What is incense?
A famous militant religious group, created during the Crusades to protect Christian pilgrims - sounds like a place you might go if you're sick, or if you need spiritual guidance...
Who are the Knights Templar/Hospitaller?
The most important thing to a knight is the strength of his hand - so, the protective metal layer that shielded hands from damage
What are gauntlets?
What is homage?
Uh oh...this disease, otherwise known as dysentery, would have your insides all in a spin, a poor state of being
What is the flux?
Catholicism might have been the dominant religion in the West, but in Jerusalem, another religious force reigned through the medieval period
What is Islam? Who are the Muslims/Saracens?