The First Crusade: European Preparations
In our previous newsletter, we discussed the crisis in Byzantium that forced its emperor, Alexius I Komnenus, to call upon the aid of the rest of Christian Europe. Today we will discuss why and who responded to this call for aid.
A Council, a Sermon, and a People’s Crusade
On November 18, 1095, Pope Urban II called…
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