Leadership and command
What Leadership and command means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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The burden of leading the crusade shifted to Richard I and Philip II after Frederick Barbarossa's accidental drowning in 1190, and Philip's early departure in 1191 left Richard in command.
Personal and political rivalries between Louis VII and Conrad III, including separate routes and competing priorities, weakened unified command.
The Third Crusade was hampered by troubled leadership, including the death of Frederick Barbarossa and the rivalries of Richard I and Philip II.
The eight princes led the First Crusade, but they often had competing interests and rivalries rather than acting in perfect unity.
Topics that use Leadership and command
- 1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204 – The Third and Fourth Crusades, 1187–1204 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Leadership of the crusades, 1095–1192 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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