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The Medieval History Starter Quiz
Ironically, by the time the Crusaders got to Jerusalem in 1099, the Muslim Turks had been defeated and driven from the city by Fatimids, who were friendly to Christians. The Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus tried to get them to alter their plan to "liberate" the city, but the Crusaders would not be stopped. They laid siege to Jerusalem and, upon conquering it, perpetrated some of the most horrible atrocities in the history of western warfare.
For more about these events, visit our subject index for The First Crusade.
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