Sean Munger on MSN

Why the First Crusade was launched, what Pope Urban II actually wanted, and how it reshaped medieval Europe

This video traces the origins of the First Crusade, from Pope Urban II’s call at Clermont to the brutal conquest of Jerusalem, examining why it happened, why it was not defensive, and how a spiritual ...
Oregonian

Pope Urban II 920 years later

On November 27, 1095, in the south-central French town of Clermont, 53-year-old Pope Urban II addressed a large gathering of churchmen, knights and lords, and local residents and gave what is ...