Definition of ``Peasant's Crusade''

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``Peasant's Crusade'' - After Pope Urban II called the people to arms against Infidels, Peter the Hermit, a man who had holy visions, incited a large mob to take up a crusade in eastern Europe. The mob was made up largely of the poor and thus was referred to as a ``Peasant's Crusade.'' definition

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John Cairns 2009-03-28