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The First Crusade | 1. The call to arms

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In episode one of our series on the First Crusade, we consider how a landmark papal bull lit a fire under the idea of crusading, triggering a military machine that saw tens of thousands make an unprecedented journey into the unknown and face off against an unfamiliar enemy When we talk about the crusades today the mental images that spring to mind are as clear as they are striking – valiant crusader knights emblazoned with crosses and penniless pilgrims in search of salvation, perhaps even a brutal clash of civilisations. But, there's more to them than that. In the first episode of our latest HistoryExtra podcast series, we’re travelling back in time to where it all started, uncovering the origins of the First Crusade. Speaking to a range of expert historians, we trace how a complex web of ideas and problems came together to form a major movement, fired with religious zeal. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to Just Between Us, the podcast with all of the answers, some of the time.

0:05.0

A bit of a different thing going on this week.

0:07.3

You've been immature and you've lied.

0:10.3

And now you're trying to turn it on me and manipulate me and gaslight me.

0:13.9

I was trying to manipulate you.

0:15.7

Diana, you would be chucking their clothes out of the window.

0:18.1

I know, I'd be like, are you joking?

0:20.6

I don't know.

0:21.7

I guess you'd have to ask. Someone that has sex. Someone that has sex. Right. And remember,

0:27.5

it's just between us. When we talk about the crusades today, the images that spring to mind are as clear as they

0:38.5

are striking.

0:40.2

A brutal clash of civilizations, a bloody attack on the holy city of Jerusalem, a valiant

0:46.6

crusader knights emblazoned with a cross, proudly sitting astride his horse, a penniless

0:52.7

pilgrim slowly making their laborious

0:55.0

trek towards salvation. For many years, these medieval military campaigns have been shrouded

1:00.9

in myth and legend. But, as we're going to find out, the real story is much more complex,

1:09.0

and far more interesting.

1:14.4

I'm Emily Briffitt and in this new History Extra podcast series,

1:19.1

we'll be travelling back in time to walk in the footsteps of the Crusaders

1:23.4

as we trace the story of the First Crusade,

1:27.2

taking in their triumphs and failures,

1:30.0

witnessing the hardships they faced,

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