What Was The Causes Of The First Crusade
First Crusade
This source gives an explanation of the beginning of the first crusade and how it started and the name of some of the leaders that led the crusade. For instances the article starts by telling us what happen months after the Council of Clermont, that big time preachers were going around saying “God wills it” meaning this crusade had to happen and for people to start for Jerusalem. The summer of 1096 poor men, women and children set out to fight (some not even having weapons) on the road to Jerusalem lead by one of knights named Walter the Penniless and a monk named Peter the Hermit as the these people marched thousands of them died either in battle, hunger or exposure.
This source gives an explanation of the beginning of the first crusade and how it started and the name of some of the leaders that led the crusade. For instances the article starts by telling us what happen months after the Council of Clermont, that big time preachers were going around saying “God wills it” meaning this crusade had to happen and for people to start for Jerusalem. The summer of 1096 poor men, women and children set out to fight (some not even having weapons) on the road to Jerusalem lead by one of knights named Walter the Penniless and a monk named Peter the Hermit as the these people marched thousands of them died either in battle, hunger or exposure.