The Crusades

During the year 1093, Pope Urban II, received word of the Turks attacking Christian pilgrims under Alexius Comnenus rule. Before this Pope Urban II, had established "The Truce of God". This "Truce of God" was a law which forbid any fighting from Sunday to Wednesday, and banned fighting involving priests, monks, women, laborers and merchants at any time. After receiving word from emperor, Alexius Comnenus; Pope Urban II, decided this was an opportunity not to pass up. Along with the local problems he could kill two birds with one stone. The first was to rescue the Christians of the East.The second goal was the liberation of Jerusalem and the other places made holy by the life of Christ. Pope Urban himself, advanced a Holy Crusade to recover the Holy Lands from the barbarian Turks. 1096 CE, the first of many began, The First Crusade. France, Italy and England were all involved in helping gaining back the holy lands.The Latin Orient, or Levant modernly know as Israel was being fought over purely for the land. This land was suppose to be "the land of milk and honey". Over this many promises and alliances were broken. And slowly the Crusades became history.