The First Crusade: A History of the Middle Ages

The first crusade conquered Jerusalem on July 15th, 1099. "I found an ugliness that was disturbing, but not the one that I was expecting" The Christians in the Middle East during this time were very... Had a very tenuous grasp on any position of power. But then anytime the Islamic world got its act together and we're like, ah, let's get rid of the church or the Christians in the Mideast they threw down.