Pope Urban II's call to crusade
I can explain why Urban II encouraged Christians to go on crusade.
Pope Urban II's call to crusade
I can explain why Urban II encouraged Christians to go on crusade.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Pope Urban II led the Roman Church in the late 11th century.
- Urban II faced a number of challenges whilst he was pope.
- Urban II called a Church council to Clermont in 1095, partly to discuss the Seljuk invasion into the Byzantine Empire.
- Urban II called upon Western European Christians to go on crusade against the Seljuk Empire.
- Many people were eager to go on crusade.
Common misconception
Records of speeches from previous time periods are accurate representations of what these people actually said.
Accurate recording of speeches was not a priority for many historians or record keepers up until fairly recently. It was seen as acceptable to put words into the mouths of past people based on what happened after or to reflect present sensibilities.
Keywords
Pope - the pope is the head of the Catholic Church
Church - the Church is the organisation of the Christian religion
Crusade - a crusade is a military expedition against a group considered by the papacy to be an enemy of the Church
Content guidance
- Contains subject matter which individuals may find upsetting.
- Contains conflict or violence.
Supervision
Adult supervision suggested.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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