What was life like in the Crusader Kingdoms?

by _DeanRiding

Say for example I was a soldier in the First Crusade and have decided to make a life for myself in Jerusalem. For almost 90 years the kingdom was held by Christians which means 3 generations of people could have been born in the area. Does my Western Culture start to dominate or is this still very much a 'Middle Eastern' place to be? Is there an influx of migrants from the West during these 90 years or is it just soldiers/pilgrims? And do they/their descendants decide to stay when the city falls back into Muslim hands? If I'm born in the city, do I have any idea what life would have been like back in the West and do I yearn for it?

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