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 Siege of Damascus (1148) In 1148 the European leaders of the Second Crusade, Louis VII, king of France, his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Conrad III of Germany arrived in the kingdom of ...

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Spanning most of the High Middle Ages (1050-1300 CE), a series of military expeditions called the Crusades was launched from Christian Europe against the peoples of the Near East. Sparked by a zeal to ...

Warfare The Crusaders learned more about warfare. Concentric castles - with two curtain (outer) walls - were developed during the crusades, and these ideas were used to improve and fortify castles ...

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An idea promoted by Pope Urban II at the end of the 11th century continues to resonate in modern politics. Jonathan Phillips traces the 800-year history of ‘Crusade’ and its power as a concept that ...

Through examining both often-overlooked aspects of the Crusades and one of the most celebrated key players of the medieval age, Asbridge presents a history that decentres the traditional Eurocentric ...

The Byzantine Empire has never had a good press, but few things in its long history have given rise to more controversy than its relations with the crusades. The First Crusade is an epic story, on a ...

Early Crusades, gray history map of the first Crusades to Holy Land Early Crusades, gray history map. First four Crusades, a series of religious wars to the Holy Land, to conquer Jerusalem and its ...

The puritan sides of their personalities clashed with Victoria's and Albert's livelier natures, and their need to maintain acceptable public postures for their fishbowl lives. Victoria, a true ...

The Cardiff Centre for the Crusades was established in 2000 to encourage and develop Cardiff University as a focus for research collaboration, conferences and publications in the field of crusading ...