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Major Events of the Crusades
 * Pope Urban II gave a dramatic speech at the Council of Clermont in 1096 that launched the first true crusade.
 * In the first crusade, the Turks slaughtered almost all the peasants before they reached Jerusalem.
 * The Queen of France, Eleanor of Aquitaine, went herself into the crusades with 300 of her ladies to take care of the wounded.
 * England's Richard the Lionhearted, negotiated a treaty for control of Jerusalem. On his way home he was kiddnapped and held for ransom. During this time Robin Hood tales were created.
 * During the Children's Crusade in 1212 a man told the children that with thier faith they could defeat the Muslims by going to Jerusalem. On their way they vanished, most people think they were most likely sold into slavery.
 * A military monastic order was formed after the First Crusade. The Crusades' best fighters were part of this order called the Knights Templar. These knights were accused of crimes and the order was canceled when its leaders were arrested.