The Crusades were a series of religious wars launched by the Latin Catholic 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
  • The Crusades (comics), a series of American comic books
  • Crusade Comics, publisher founded by Billy Tucci

Films

  • The Crusades (1935 film), a 1935 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille
  • 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
  • Wing Commander: The Secret Missions 2: Crusade, a 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 Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié
  • Crusade, a 1992 Starfire novel by David Weber and Steve White
  • Crusade, The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War (1993), a book by Rick Atkinson
  • 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 Constellations
  • "The Crusade", a song by Lovebites from their 2018 EP Battle Against Damnation
  • "Crusades", a song by Geese from their 2023 album 3D Country

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, 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, a Romanian fascist party

Other uses

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

See also

  • Crusader (disambiguation)