History can tell us a lot about the Crusades, the series of religious wars fought between 1095 and 1291, in which Christian invaders tried to claim the Near East. But the DNA of nine 13th century ...

Field reporters in this history-as-news program trace the events of the 12th c. Crusades. In this episode, viewers see the history-as-news treatment of the 12th century Crusades. Many feel the ...

Ann Arbor, Mich.: The University of Michigan Press, 2004. Pp. 224. Illus., timeline, biblio., index. $35.00. ISBN:0-472-11463-8 In 1996, Osama bin Laden declared war on “the USA Crusader military ...

King Louis IX of France launched the Seventh Crusade with unmatched preparation, wealth, and personal devotion. Determined ...

University of London historian and History Channel contributor Phillips (The Second Crusade) superbly condenses the four centuries of the Crusades into a single, easily accessible volume. Islamic as ...

📜 History of Saladin & the 3rd Crusade: The Third Crusade - Saladin had just taken Jerusalem which meant that it wouldn't be long before a Crusade was called. He had some time to prepare thanks to ...

“No creature or nation lives life in chronological order,” historian Robb (France) observes in this idiosyncratic account of his native Britain. Moving backward and forward in Continue reading » ...

A new film about the Crusades distorts history and risks fuelling Islamic fundamentalism, say some British academics. “Kingdom of Heaven,” by Oscar-nominated director Ridley Scott, stars Orlando Bloom ...

History can tell us a lot about the Crusades, the series of religious wars fought between 1095 and 1291, in which Christian invaders tried to claim the Near East. But the DNA of nine 13th century ...