The First Crusade (1096-99) was the first in a series of religious wars in which the primary aim was to recover Jerusalem from “the Infidels”. In …
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The First Crusade and the Conquest of Jerusalem
The First Crusade, by far the most successful of all the crusades, saw the brutal sack and conquest of Jerusalem and the creation of a series of crusader states.
The First Crusade was the first of what would be numerous forays into the Holy Land by Western Christians in a determined attempt to regain the holy …
The First Crusade was to be an “armed pilgrimage” to Jerusalem. In the Muslim world, the effects of this decision echo to the present.
The Empire’s call for help fell on attentive ears. Pope Urban II saw this as an opportunity to increase the papacy’s prestige, strengthen the Church …
