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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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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

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

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

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

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