In 1095, Pope Urban II preached a fiery sermon that changed the course of Western history: he urged Christian warriors to take up the sword and defend their brothers in the East who had been defeated ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Article link: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/1942-04-01/americas-first-crusadehttps://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/1942-04-01 ...

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 ...