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Gone Medieval · Mar 3, 2026
The First Crusade: The Road to Jerusalem
“Charismatic unofficial preacher who led the People's Crusade, recruiting masses outside church hierarchy”
First Crusade military strategy and tacticsPope Urban II and papal authority in 11th centuryByzantine-Latin Christian relations and Alexios I
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Pints With Aquinas · Mar 2, 2026
Thank God for the Crusades! (Dr. Thomas Madden) | Ep. 568
“Preacher who led the People's Crusade (pre-First Crusade); approximately 10,000 followers were massacred by Turks”
First Crusade (1096) - defensive response to Byzantine emperor's plea and Turkish territorial advancesIslamic expansion and territorial conquest in medieval Mediterranean (7th-11th centuries)Crusader motivation: pious idealism, penitential practice, and religious devotion vs. economic gain
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