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27th November 1095: Pope Urban II launches the First Crusade with a speech at the Council of Clermont

  • 27th November 2022
  • Tagged as: Christianity, Council of Clermont, Crusade, Islam, Jerusalem, Judaism, Pogrom, Pope Urban II, Religion, Urban II

No accurate record exists of how many people responded to Pope Urban II’s call, but estimates suggest anywhere between 60,000 and 100,000 people joined the First Crusade.

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18th May 1291: The Siege of Acre saw the Muslim forces of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil seize control of the Crusader-controlled city

  • 18th May 2022
  • Tagged as: Acre, Christian, Christianity, Crusade, Holy Land, Islam, Jerusalem, Medieval, Muslim, Religion

The Siege of Acre, sometimes known in Christendom as the Fall of Acre, marked the last attempt to exert Crusader influence in the Holy Land.

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18th March 1314: Execution of Jacques de Molay, last Grand Master of the Knights Templar

  • 18th March 2022
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Christianity, Clement V, Crusade, Execution, France, Knights Templar, Papacy, Philip IV, Pope, Religion

The Knights Templar was formally abolished by Pope Clement V, but Molay’s execution secured his place as one of the Order’s most famous members.

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16th March 1190: The Jewish population of York massacred in a pogrom

  • 16th March 2022
  • Tagged as: Anti-Semitism, Crusade, England, Judaism, Massacre, Money, Richard I, Richard the Lionheart, York

Anti-Semitic attacks spread across England and reached York in March 1190.

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2nd October 1187: Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders after a lengthy siege

  • 2nd October 2021
  • Tagged as: Christianity, Crusade, Holy Land, Islam, Jerusalem, Middle East

In return for the crusaders’ unconditional surrender, Saladin agreed that anyone who paid a ransom would be able to leave the city in safety.

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27th November 1095: Pope Urban II launches the First Crusade

  • 27th November 2019
  • Tagged as: Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Crusade, Holy Land, Islam, Jerusalem, Pope, Religion, Urban II, War
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/11-27-Pope-Urban-II-launches-the-First-Crusade.mp3

On the 27th November 1095, Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade with an impassioned speech at the Council of Clermont.

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2nd October 1187: Saladin captures Jerusalem from Crusaders

  • 2nd October 2019
  • Tagged as: Christianity, Crusade, Holy Land, Islam, Jerusalem, Religion

On 2nd October 1187, the Siege of Jerusalem came to an end when Saladin captured the city from the crusaders who had ruled the city since 1099.

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18th May 1291: Siege of Acre signals end of Crusader influence

  • 18th May 2019
  • Tagged as: Christian, Christianity, Crusade, Islam, Medieval, Middle Ages, Middle East, Muslim, War
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/05-18-Seige-of-Acre.mp3

On the 18th May 1291, the Crusader-controlled city of Acre was seized by the Muslim forces of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil.

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18th March 1314: Execution of last Knights Templar Grand Master

  • 18th March 2019
  • Tagged as: Crusade, France, Heresy, Knights Templar, Medieval, Pope, Religion

On the 18th March 1314 Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, was executed on the orders of King Philip IV.

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