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Pope Urban II starts the first crusade. Christian army reclaims the Holy Land from the Muslims.
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Led by Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany. Fails to recapture holy territories from the Muslim Army.
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Philip II of France, Richard I of England (The Lionheart) and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. Took back many territories from Saladin but failed to take back Jerusalem.
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Pope Innocent III declares the Fourth Crusade to take back Jerusalem.
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Started by a French child named Stephen of Cloves. Tens of thousands of children marched the Holy Land. None of the children made it to the Holy Land and were likely sold into slavery.
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None were very successful in terms of gaining control of the Holy Land.