Crusades

Crusades The crusades were military expeditions launched against the Muslims by the Christians in an attempt to regain the Holy Land. They took place between 1095 A.D. and 1270 A.D. It was one of the most violent periods in the history of mankind. The starting point of the crusades was on November 18, 1095 A.D., when Pope Urban II opened the Council of Clermont. On November 27, outside the French city of Clermont-Ferrand, the Pope made an important speech. He called upon everyone to help the Christians in the east to restore peace. The crowd's response was very positive. Garments were cut into crosses, which were attached to people's shoulders in an imitation of Christ. This symbolized God’s protection as well as protection of his possessions by the government. The original object of the First Crusade was to help Christian churches in the east. The new goal became to free the Holy Land from Muslim control, especially Jerusalem. Pope Urban II stayed in France until September 1096 to provide leadership and crusades, crusaders, crusade, jerusalem, army, june, first, control, after, wars, pope, french, because, attacked, urban, turks, taxes, october, made, july, ii, holy, constantinople, city, took, power, political, people, nicaea, new, muslims, led, kings, joined, emperor