In the medieval era, Crusaders believed they were carrying out their God's work by taking part in military campaigns to take control of the Holy Land for Christianity. What were the consequences ...

This allowed for a different commentary to flourish on attitudes towards bloodshed and violence, political and religious cultures and objectives in the Crusades era. Asbridge’s book presents a ...

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 ...

Five previously excavated but newly reexamined Crusader-era settlements, all located just north of Jerusalem, are now beginning to reveal how these Europeans made their homes in rural areas as well.

Hegseth has two tattoos of Crusades-era symbols that are associated with far-right extremism and Christian nationalism. Pete Hegseth wears his Christian pride on his sleeve — literally ...

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 ...

Launched by Pope Urban II in 1095, the Crusades comprised a series of eight or nine major expeditions from western Europe to the Holy Land, continuing into the 15th century. In 1147, the Second ...

Archaeologists discovered a long-lost Crusades-era altar hidden behind a graffiti-covered stone slab in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a site believed to be where Jesus rose from the dead.