This is a guest article by Kathryn Helstrom. Bernard was born into a prominent noble family of Dijon in the year 1090. In school, the boy showed great promise in literature and poetry. He received the call from God to enter the Benedictine order in his early 20s. His testimony was so powerful that 30... Continue Reading →
Following Pope Urban’s speech at Clermont in November 1095, the great lords of Europe set to work, preparing for the great expedition. Not only did they have to finance their own way, these lords – who would, in the Holy Land, assume control over the crusade and become known to later historians as the prominent... Continue Reading →
This is an overview of the First Crusade. I will be delving into much more detail over the next little while. On a crisp day, 27 November 1095, in the village of Clermont, France, Pope Urban II stood on a dais before a large gathering of people and preached Holy War against the Muslims in... Continue Reading →
My passion for the History of the Crusades was ignited in late fall of 2005 when I first saw the film, Kingdom of Heaven in one of UNBC’s few spacious theatre-type classrooms. I enjoyed that movie so much, I put it at the top of my Christmas wish-list. Much to my delight, I held a... Continue Reading →
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