Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Responses November 1095 to December 1096.
The theological and legal concept (also known as Bellum Iustum) used to justify the crusade as a defensive, righteous conflict fought out of Christian love.
Just War Theory appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for The First Crusade (c.1070–1100), especially Responses November 1095 to December 1096 and Joining the Crusade.
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