THE FIRST CRUSADE (A Level OCR History) Crusades Revision Notes

Revision notes for ‘The First Crusade’ for The Crusades OCR History A Level. Use these notes to achieve an A/A*.

Included are detailed and easy to revise from notes with historians interpretations:
• People’s crusade: Nov 1095 – Oct 1096
• Constantinople to Antioch: May 1097 – Oct 1097
o Fall of Nicaea: June 1097
o Battle of Dorylaeum: 1st July 1097
o Reached Antioch: 21st Oct 1097
• The Siege of Antioch: Oct 1097 – July 1098
o Antioch captured: 4th June 1098
o Battle outside gates: 28th June 1098
o (By March 1098: Baldwin ruler of Edessa)
• Set off for Jerusalem: May 1099
• Capture of Jerusalem: 14th – 15th July 1099

Also included is an extended full detailed model essay (1 of the 6 possible essay questions you could be asked for the Crusades topic) and a condensed essay plan to revise from for the exam. Just learn these to answer both the 20 markers and the 10 markers (just two points from the 20 marker plans), and achieve full marks. Historical interpretations and ideas are included, which are important to back up your points, enhance your essays and achieve top grades.
Also included are a list of past exam questions from 2019.

These notes combine 2 main textbooks (by Hodder Education), the ‘my revision notes’ revision guide and historians interpretations such as Keith Randell from extra sources to gain the top grades.