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Pope Urban II calls for the First Crusade. The Christian army reclaim the holy land
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The Second Crusade, led by European kings like Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany, ends in disappointment with failed attempts to recapture territories lost to the Muslims.
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Philip II of France, Richard I of England (The Lionheart) and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor lead the Third Crusade. They took back many territories from Saladin but failed to win back Jerusalem.
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Pope Innocent III calls for a fourth crusade to capture Jerusalem.
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A child named Stephen of Cloyes ordered tens of thousands of children to march to the holy land. None of them were ever seen again.
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During this time there were 5 more crusades. All of them were unsuccessful in taking the holy land.