Wholesale News
Posted by MRL on Dec 31st 2006
this will be password protected wholesale newsAbout Drop ShippingOne of the Benefits of the price structure is that we can now offer a true Drop Ship Program for you and your customers.Obvious advantages for you are no warehousing of products, saving you time and money in storage and inventory. Also we do the work for you; no more packing concerns and no more handling exchanges or returns. You continue to have the contact with the cus...
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The Crusades Begin
Posted by MRL on Dec 31st 2006
There were seven Crusades in all, dating from 1095 to 1291, with the First Crusade being the most successful from a military point of view. The First Crusade was an attempt to re-capture Jerusalem. Christians had paid pilgrimage to the Holy Land since the time of Constantine. After Jerusalem had been captured by the Saljuk Turks in 1076, any Christian who wanted to pay a pilgrimage to the city faced a very hard time with the Moslem soldiers makin...
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The Taking of Antioch in 1097
Posted by MRL on Dec 31st 2006
The Taking of Antioch in 1097 (The First Crusade)
After a difficult four month march through hostile territory, the Crusader army reached the plain outside of Antioch, which stood on the bank of the Orontes River. In command of the strongly defended city was Turkish Chieftain Yaghi-Siyan. A long siege set in that it was as difficult for the Christians to endure as the Turks, with hunger and disease weakening both sides. Finally a garrison ma...
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