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Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies

Orb: The Second Crusade, Rome 1145

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough chronology of the Second Crusade, from inception to defeat.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Summons to a Crusade

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham University gives the text of Eugene III's letter to Louis, King of France, calling for a crusade (the second) to recapture land from the Muslims.
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Second Crusade (1147 1149)

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the Second Crusade and the events that followed.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: St. Bernard

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Medieval Sourcebook of Fordham University, gives St. Bernard's written defense of the Second Crusade, in spite of its failure.