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Council of Clermont (1095)

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27 Nov 1095 — Pope Urban II asks Western knights to help Eastern Christians and free Jerusalem, offering remission of sins. The crowd answers, “God wills it.” Those present cannot yet imagine what the call has set in motion.

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Turning point
Chapter
Causes of the First Crusade (chapter 1 of Crusades)
Atlas
The Crusades, 1095–1291
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