But Julius II had also contracted syphilis ... which was then lead by Pope Urban VIII. The church took issue with Galileo's discovery that the sun is really at the center of the universe ...

A 19th century engraving of a scene in Claremont, France shows Pope Urban II standing behind the priest Peter the Hermit who is encouraging men to go on a Crusade In the medieval period ...

The film depicts the events surrounding the First Crusade, starting with Sir William of Mont breth and his sons, Philip and Steven, who respond to Pope Urban II's call to liberate the Holy Land from ...