27 November 2016

History for the day: 1095: Pope Urban II orders first Crusade

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1095: Pope Urban II orders first Crusade

This day in History
Nov
27
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1095
Pope Urban II orders first Crusade
On November 27, 1095, Pope Urban II makes perhaps the most influential speech of the Middle Ages, giving rise to the Crusades by calling all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims in order to reclaim the Holy Land, with a cry of "Deus vult!" or "God wills it!" Born Odo of Lagery in 1042, Urban... read more »
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