History
1095
General
Population: 298 Million*
- Entertainment: "Song of Roland" chanson de geste celebrates chivalric ideals
- Religion: Peter the Hermit preaches "Crusade"
At Council of Clermont Pope Urban II pronounces first crusade
Later Papal speech becomes the impetus for the crusades
Europe
- General: Drought and famine
- Denmark: Eric I becomes King of Denmark
- England: William II stops revolt
Plague
- France: Pope Urban II consecrates rebuilt abbey church of Cluny
- Hungary: Hungarians conquer Croatia and Dalmatia
Middle East
- Byzantine Empire: Emperor Alexius Comnenus (Byzantine) appeals to Pope for help against Turks