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27
Pope Urban II orders first Crusade
On November 27, 1095, Pope Urban II makes perhaps the most influential speech of the Middle Ages, giving rise to the Crusades by calling all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims in order to reclaim the Holy Land, with a cry of “Deus vult!” or “God wills it!”
Pope Urban II Preaching the First Crusade in the Square of Clermont. Found in the Collection of Gallerie di Piazza Scala, Milano. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
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