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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
In his latest book, Crusaders: An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands, Jones tells the the history of the Crusades, the sequence of religious wars that led to the founding of the Knights ...
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(Photo by Joe Allison/Getty Images) The Crusaders flew to Europe on Friday morning ahead of their first matches outside of New Zealand, Australia and Fiji since 2019. Munster will host the visitors on ...
It’s official. The Crusaders have made their worst-ever start in Super Rugby history after suffering a narrow 14-10 defeat against the Hurricanes in Christchurch on Friday. The tournament’s ...
The Crusaders, one game down on the leaders ... Moana Pasifika 24 Hurricanes 19 Putting the most frustrating start suffered by any side in Super Rugby history behind them, Moana Pasifika celebrated in ...
The second New Zealand derby of the day was played down in Dunedin between two teams fighting for their playoff dreams. The Highlanders had lost 19 straight games against New Zealand opposition ...
A tactical RPG game with strategy elements and an isometric view. Band of Crusaders takes us to alternative version of Medieval Europe which was invaded by hordes of demons. We develop and command ...