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Bernard preaches the Second Crusade (1146)
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31 Mar 1146 — at Vézelay, Bernard of Clairvaux summons the Second Crusade before King Louis VII and a vast crowd. Two royal armies will march east; almost none of their men will come home.
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- Second Crusade (chapter 5 of Crusades)
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- The Crusades, 1095–1291
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