Beginners Guide To Understanding The Crusades

From Urban II's call to arms to Saladin's triumph

November 1095: Pope Urban II's speech at Clermont launched two centuries of religious warfare between Christianity and Islam. Discover how the Crusades reshaped medieval Europe and the Middle East through conquest, culture, and catastrophe.

Discover the Crusades:• How Urban II sparked Europe's holy war• Why thousands abandoned everything for Jerusalem• What Saladin's leadership meant for Muslim resistance• How Crusader States rose and fell dramatically• When religious warfare changed both civilizations• What lasting legacies still influence today

Through the eyes of crusaders and defenders, witness medieval transformation. Religious fervor created cultural exchange, technological advancement, and political upheaval that defined European and Middle Eastern history for centuries.

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Episode Duration: 47:24 minutesHost: Monte Schumacher - Medieval historian & castle restoration expert