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Alexius I Comnenus writes a letter to Pope Urban II requesting assistance in his fight against Islamic invaders. Urban, at the Council of Clermont, responds by calling for a campaign to free the holy places from the control of Muslims and starts the First Crusade in November in France. Urban accuses the Muslims of committing unspeakable atrocities.
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