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First Crusade - Part 2: Fire Across the Bosphorus
In the spring of 1096, the first waves of crusaders arrive outside the walls of Constantinople. Led by preachers like Peter the Hermit, thousands of untrained pilgrims gather in desperate hope of reaching Jerusalem. Emperor Alexios I, wary of the unpredictable host, moves quickly to ferry them across the Bosphorus into Anatolia. There, the so-called People’s Crusade encounters the harsh realities of war, hunger, and the disciplined forces of the Seljuk Turks.
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