In November 1095, Pope Urban II delivered a sermon that would echo across centuries. What began as a call to aid the crumbling Byzantine Empire became something far greater: a holy war to reclaim Jerusalem, unite Latin Christendom, and promise salvation to those who took the cross.
In this first episode of our Crusades series, we explore the world that led to that moment—declining empires, rising powers, and the tangled politics of East and West. This is the story of how the First Crusade began.
0:00 The Speech That Changed History
4:33 Crisis in the East
15:30 The Rise of the Seljuk Turks
20:39 The Papacy’s Opportunity
26:55 The Theology of Crusade
30:29 The People’s Crusade
34:36 The Princes’ Crusade
38:36 The Siege of Nicaea
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The crusades were defensive in nature.
Is the narrator Mr. Mythos? Sounds almost identical.
Looks like its time to don the cloth again.
Anyone watching in 3036?!
I like this video but I don't see where it states in Christianity that unaliving in self defense is a sin. That's the only problem I had with it other than that it's very well detailed!
History repeats itself
It’s almost like history repeats itself England is seeing this as we speak.
Intresting how the crusade and the holy war and the jihad are very much alike
This is really good. @41:17 bore the blunt of his initial strike, got a chuckle
Bro is wrong Christian values never said you cannot kill. It's you shall not murder, as in premeditated, cold blooded murder like Cain did to abel. Killing in self defense is permissible.