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First Crusade - Part 1: The Storm Gathers

First Crusade - Part 1: The Storm Gathers

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On the frontiers of Christendom, fear and uncertainty spread as the Byzantine Empire struggles to contain the advance of the Seljuk Turks. In Europe, fractured kingdoms and restless nobles stand on the brink of upheaval, their rivalries turning fields into battlefields.


In 1095, a desperate appeal for aid reaches Rome. At the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II calls for a holy expedition to reclaim sacred lands in the east. His words ignite a movement that will draw knights, peasants, and pilgrims from across the continent into a vast migration toward Jerusalem.

But before the crusade ever leaves Europe, violence erupts closer to home, revealing the darker forces unleashed by faith, fear, and ambition.


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