The First Crusade is traditionally said to have begun with a sermon preached by Pope Urban II in November, 1095. He promised forgiveness and pardon for all of the past sins of those who would fight to reclaim the holy land from Muslims and free the eastern churches. But the idea of a Christian conquest might have actually been started by Peter the Hermit who went on to lead the People’s Crusade.
Renaissance #193 – The Crusades (part 2)
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