Pope Urban II: His Descent From Arrius Piso Pope Urban II is the individual who started the first Crusade. This paper gives information about who he really was and more info regarding how and why the Crusades began. So far, I have posted inform...

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Pope Urban II started the first Crusade.

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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1095 at Clermont, #PopeUrbanII issued a call to #Crusade. He said people of all ranks should march for the #HolyLand to rid it of the "vile race" (i.e., #Muslims) who had taken lands from "friends" (i.e., #OrthodoxChristians, who were not their friends..).