On November 27 Pope Urban II declared unequivocally the need for the Christian West to help their brothers in the East, calling for the first Crusade. In a Council held from November 18 to November 28, 1095 in the city of Clermont, France, Pope Urban II answered the Byzantine emperor’s call. The Seljuk Turks had gained much of this land including the Holy Land through a series of military conquests. The Seljuk Turks formed a mighty Islamic Empire which at this time had control over nearly all of Asia Minor, including the Holy Land. In the year 1094 Emperor Alexius I Comnenus, ruler of Byzantium, called for aid from Pope Urban II against the Seljuk Turks. In order to understand the pope’s speech, it is important to know some historical context. This article will elaborate on the Real Crusades History’s verdict about the crusaders’ primary motive by examining the speech in which Pope Urban II called for the first crusade. One misconception concerns what motivated the crusaders to undertake their mission. The channel Real Crusades History strives to approach the crusades from an unbiased angle and this video does a great job highlighting some misconceptions about the crusades widely held by contemporary society. On March 13, 2017, the youtube channel Real Crusades History posted a video titled Top 5 Myths About the Crusades.

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