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12 July, 11:44

Why did European Christians launch the crusades

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  1. 12 July, 12:10
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    They wanted to claim the holy land from the jews
  2. 12 July, 14:19
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    However, Byzantium had lost considerable territory to the invading Seljuk Turks ... In November 1095, at the Council of Clermont in southern France, the Pope called on Western Christians to take up arms to aid the Byzantines and recapture the Holy Land from Muslim control. This marked the beginning of the Crusades.
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