On July 15, 1099, the walls of Jerusalem fell to the First Crusade after a grueling seven-week siege. This episode explores the brutal reality of that day, moving beyond the sanitized myths of medieval chronicles to examine the lived experience of the city’s inhabitants. We look at the specific actions of key commanders like Godfrey of Bouillon and Tancred of Antioch as they breached the defenses along the northern wall. The narrative delves into the accounts of contemporary witnesses such as Fulk of Chartres and Iftikhar al-Dawla, the Fatimid governor who surrendered. We discuss the scale of the violence against both Muslim and Jewish residents, the theological justifications offered by the crusaders for their massacre, and the immediate aftermath that saw the establishment of the Kingdom of Jerusalem under Baldwin I. This is not a story of glory, but of terror, survival, and the complex legacy of one of history's most contested events.
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