The Most Surprising FACT About the Crusades

But when you look at the actual historical records, that’s not exactly what had happened, right? There had been Christians, indigenous Christians, and Jews living in the Holy Land since the initial Islamic invasion back in the 7th century. And there have been relative periods of peace between those peoples and sometimes there were times of great violence.” But when the Seljuks entered the picture, the peace was less prevalent than the violence. (They harassed and attacked indigenous Christians and Jews, as well as pilgrims from other countries. So, in effect, Pope Urban’s call to arms was a defensive tactic aimed at removing the occupational military in order to protect civilians.) https://relevantradio.com/2021/11/the-truth-behind-the-crusades/