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Crusades The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and at times directed by the Papacy during the Middle Ages. The most prominent of these were the campaigns to the Holy Land aimed at reclaiming Jerusalem and its surrounding t ...

were a series of religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church in the medieval period. Crusade or Crusades may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Comics

* ''Crusade'', a Franco-Belgian comics series published by

Le Lombard Le Lombard (), known as Les Éditions du Lombard () until 1989, is a Belgian comic book publisher established in 1946 when '' Tintin'' magazine was launched. Le Lombard became part of Média-Participations since 1986, alongside publishers Darg ...

* ''The Crusades'' (comics), a series of American comic books * Crusade Comics, publisher founded by

Billy Tucci William Tucci () is an American comics creator. He is best known for his creator-owned title and character '' Shi''. Career Tucci founded Crusade Comics in Bayport, New York Its flagship title, '' Shi'', debuted in March 1994. Publisher Top Co ...

Films

* ''The Crusaders'' (1918 film), an Italian film * ''The Crusades'' (1935 film), a 1935 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille * ''The Crusaders'' (2001 film), an Italian television mini-series * ''The Crusade'' (2021 film), a French drama film * ''The Crusades'' (2023 film), an American comedy drama film

Games

* '' Darkness Falls: The Crusade'', a 1999 internet MUD * ''Great Crusade'', an episode in ''

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'' fictional history * '' Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade'', a 2004 videogame * ''

Space Crusade ''Space Crusade'' is an adventure board game produced by Milton Bradley together with Games Workshop and was first made in 1990. It was produced in the UK and available in some other countries including Finland, Ireland, France, Spain, Denma ...

'', a boardgame set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe * '' Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade'', a computer game expansion pack * '' Wing Commander: The Secret Missions 2: Crusade'', a computer game expansion pack * '' World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'', a 2007 computer game expansion pack

Literature

* ''Crusade'' (Anderson novel), the second book of the Destroyermen series by Taylor Anderson * ''Crusade'' (Lowder novel), a novel by James Lowder * ''Crusade'' (Laird novel), a 2007 historical novel by Elizabeth Laird * ''Crusade'' (short story), a 1968 Arthur C. Clarke short story * ''Crusade'' (Young novel), a 2007 novel by Robyn Young * ''Crusade'', a 2003 novel from the Aquasilva Trilogy, by Anselm Audley * ''Crusade'', a young-adult series by

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and Debbie Viguié * ''Crusade'', a 1992 Starfire novel by

David Weber David Mark Weber (born October 24, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He has written several science-fiction and fantasy books series, the best-known of which is the Honor Harrington science-fiction series. His first nov ...

and Steve White * ''Crusade, The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War'' (1993), a book by

Rick Atkinson Lawrence Rush "Rick" Atkinson IV (born November 15, 1952) is an American author and journalist. After working as a newspaper reporter, editor, and foreign correspondent for ''The Washington Post'', Atkinson turned to writing military history. ...

* '' The Crusade'', novelization of the TV serial ''Doctor Who''

Music

* Crusade Records, an independent record label based in Sydney, Australia * "Crusades", a song by August Burns Red from their 2009 album ''

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'' * "The Crusade", a song by Lovebites from their 2018 EP '' Battle Against Damnation'' * "The Crusaders", a jazz fusion group

Albums

* ''Crusade'' (album), a 1967 album by John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers * ''Crusades'' (album), an album by The Plastic Constellations * ''The Crusade'' (album), a 2006 album by Trivium

Television

* "Crusade" (Stargate SG-1), an episode from the science fiction TV series * ''Crusade'' (TV series), a short-lived 1999 American science fiction spinoff from ''Babylon 5'' * ''Crusades'' (TV series), a British television series hosted by Terry Jones * ''The Crusade'' (''Doctor Who''), four episode serial from ''Doctor Who'' *

WHAS Crusade for Children The WHAS Crusade for Children is an annual telethon broadcast by WHAS-TV and WHAS (AM) Radio in Louisville, Kentucky. The telethon benefits a wide range of children's charities throughout Kentucky and southern Indiana. The Crusade was begun in 1 ...

, an annual telethon broadcast in Louisville, Kentucky

Organizations

* Campus Crusade for Christ, the former name of Cru, an American interdenominational Christian mission organization *

Crusade of Romanianism The Crusade of Romanianism (, also known as ''Vulturii Albi'', "White Eagles", ''Steliști'', "Stelists", or ''Cruciați'', "Crusaders") was an eclectic revolutionary movement in Romania. Founded in late 1934 by Mihai Stelescu, it originated as a ...

, a Romanian fascist party

Other uses

* Crusade (horse), an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse