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Pope Urban II gave a speech to the christians in the west to essentally wage war on mulims and the jewish, stating that they were ro reclaim the holy land of Jeruselum
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In the summer of 1096, 60,000 men, women, children, knights, and peasants set off for the first time to reclaim the holy land, as God's will.
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The crusaders miraculously made it in to Antioch after loosing more than half of their army. While inside they found the "Holy Lance," which gave them the inspiration and hope they needed to fight the 40,000 man army waiting for them. They were able to defeat the army and conquer Antioch
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Ten percent of the Crusaders make it to Jerusalem, and slaughter everyone for a period of two days, where they convened at the Resurrection sight of Christ to give thanks and praise to God. Where they had finally conquered Jerusalem
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Pope Ugenious III called for the second crusade where King Louis the VII of France answered that call and took 30,000 men on the route to Jerusalem
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King Louis retreated from Damascus, thus resulting in a shameful defeat for the crusaders. And the resolve of united Muslim strength.
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Nur al-Din's nephew began campaigning against the Crusades Kingdom of Jerusalem, which outraged the Crusaders. Thus beginning the third Crusade.
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King Richard I of England defeated Saladin, the nephew of Nur al-Din in the battle of Arsuf.
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King Richard I and Saladin signed a peace treaty to end the third Crusade.
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In this time Pope Innocent III called for the fourth crusade to submit Byzantium church to Rome. They were met with resistance and killed Alexius IV. In response the Crusaders massacred Constantinople thus ending the fourth crusade.
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William of Tyre, a christian historian who lived through the first crusade, wrote and illustrated copy of the events of the first crusades while working in the holy land.
