Council of Clermont: Pope Urban II Calls the First Crusade
Urban II didn't command kings. He commanded crowds. At Clermont, he preached to thousands gathered in an open field — the church couldn't hold them — and reportedly promised spiritual rewards to anyone who'd take up arms. The response was immediate and uncontrollable. "God wills it," the crowd roared back. What started as a council about church reform became something nobody fully planned. Two hundred years of crusading followed that single afternoon in France.
November 19, 1095
931 years ago
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