History A-Level
Knightly piety and the Peace of God
What Knightly piety and the Peace of God means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Urban wanted to redirect the violent energies of Western knights away from internal conflicts towards an external enemy.
Topics that use Knightly piety and the Peace of God
- 1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204 – The origins of conflict and the First Crusade, c1071–c1099 (AQA A-Level)
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