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Handout
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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Website
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint Denis

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs of the chalice include a full screen image as well as various detail images. You will find a description of the chalice, its history as well as a biography of Abbot Suger, the exhibition history of the chalice, conservation...
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Primary
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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Handout
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Crusade of Louis Vii

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Fordham University is a primary source document, written by Odo of Deuil, concerning the events of the Second Crusade, led by King Louis VII of France.
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Website
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Fiasco at Damascus 1148

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a primary source document, written by William of Tyre and available from the Fordham University, dealing with the events surrounding the Second Crusade.
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eBook
Boise State University

European History: The Crusades: The Second Crusade

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers the history of the Second Crusade in-depth. It is broken down into several categories for easier reading.
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eBook
Boise State University

European History: The Crusades: Results of the Second Crusade

For Students 9th - 10th
Boise State University covers much of the aftermath/results of the Second Crusade.
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Handout
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.
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Handout
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: History Sourcebook: Second and Third Crusades

For Students 9th - 10th
This Fordham University site contains a map which depicts the Second and Third Crusades.