Feb 5, 2016
Civilisation: Pope Urban II (1035/42 - 1099)
Civilisation: Pope Urban II (1035/42 – 1099)
Welcome to the ‘Civilisation’ blog series. This is my attempt to categorise some of history’s most famous (and infamous) names. Sometimes it’s serious and sometimes it’s silly. I hope you like it.
Urban II was always going to be an achiever. Born into a wealthy, aristocratic family sometime between 1035 and 1042 he became the most powerful religious figure in Western Christendom, beat his rival,…
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