The first Crusade By Brian Guski/Michael Perna Nov 7, 1071 the start of the First Crusade When the First Crusade started was in 1071 when the Byzantine empire fell onder the attack of the Turks. Apr 12, 1095 The Problem of the Crusades The Arabs took control of Jerusalem and closed the route to for Chistian pilgrums that couldn't go in the Holy Land.
