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Why the First Crusade was launched, what Pope Urban II actually wanted, and how it reshaped medieval Europe

This video traces the origins of the First Crusade, from Pope Urban II’s call at Clermont to the brutal conquest of Jerusalem, examining why it happened, why it was not defensive, and how a spiritual ...
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Why tens of thousands of Europeans marched into the Middle East to fight for Jerusalem

In 1095, Pope Urban II called on western European Christians to take up arms and aid the Byzantine Empire against Muslim ...