The Massive Logistical Challenges Of The First Crusade (With Crusader Kings III) In this video medieval historian Matt Lewis explores the numerous logistical challenges faced by the leaders of the ...

“Deus vult!” — God wills it! — was the battle cry of the First Crusade, in which armies of Europe, at the very end of the 11th century, marched off to liberate the holy city of Jerusalem and conquer ...

Ask pretty much anyone – whether terrorists, politicians (of all camps), dinner party guests, or religious leaders – and the one thing that they will say with confidence about the Crusades is that ...

Since the moment they began in the late 11th century, historians have tried to figure out the so-called "Crusades." The capture of Jerusalem in 1099 CE spurred a massive amount of writing in the ...

This Sunday marks one of the more odd and grim moments in the history of religion, and an event which continues to plague us right down to the present day. On this day, in the year 1095, Pope Urban II ...

Is there a historical episode less understood by the general public and more urgently in need of clarification than the Crusades? To some on the right, the Crusades prefigured the modern wars that ...

In northern Croatia, archaeologists have discovered a rare hoard of medieval silver coins associated with the era of the First Crusade. The unexpected find was made at the Batina site in the Baranya ...