In the year 1096, western Europe embarked on its first crusade to the Holy Land. Marching tens of thousands of people half way across the world to defend the Byzantine Empire from the rising power of the Seljuk Turks, but also to capture Jerusalem from the Fatimid Caliphate. What followed was a period of brutal conquest, with religion used to justify the most cruel violence.

This video was made in partnership with Paradox Interactive, the people behind Crusader Kings 3.

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