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Pope Urban II's 1095 appeal is interpreted as political opportunity: unite Christendom under Rome, reclaim Jerusalem, and redirect peasant religious energy against Muslims.
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Pope Urban II
Pope Urban II's 1095 appeal is interpreted as political opportunity: unite Christendom under Rome, reclaim Jerusalem, and redirect peasant religious energy against Muslims.
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Urban II's speech is presented as spreading racist rumors about Muslims to generate crusading anger.
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"...the emperor of Constantinople, the Byzantine emperor, he appeals to Pope Urban II, who was the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Can you..."
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"this speech, and it's important we do because this rhetoric, this philosophy, will underpin the relationship between Christians, Muslims, and Jews for most of..."
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"...tried to reduce as much bloodshed as possible. And here, Pope Urban II, he's spreading racism against the Muslims. In fact, what the rumors..."
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"...Turks, okay? The Ottoman Empire. All right, and that's why Pope Urban II would eventually call for the crusade to liberate the Holy Land..."
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"Okay, so this is Pope Urban II saying the crusades. It's to go and fight the demons. If you fight a demon, it doesn't..."
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"Okay. So as I mentioned, the year 1095, Pope Urban II declares the first crusade. But over the course of the next 20 years,..."
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