Pope Urban II Calls the First Crusade
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Wars, Battles, Crusades, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Catholic Church, Catholics, Popes, Papacy, Cardinals, Islam, Muslims, Mosques
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, French History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: France
- Date: November 27, 1095
Article abstract: Pope Urban II calls the First Crusade, initiating the first in a series of military expeditions from western Europe to the Middle East intent on recapturing the Holy Land from the Muslims.
Summary of Event
Fought between 1096 and 1464, the Crusades, or “Wars of the Cross,” were a defining feature of the High Middle Ages in Europe. For almost four centuries, between nine and ten major military expeditions left the West for the Middle East in an effort to achieve two strategic goals. One was to prevent the conquest of the Byzantine...
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