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 First Crusade began in 1095 with an appeal from the Byzantine Empire and a sermon by Pope Urban II that ignited one of ...
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte-led archaeological dig on Jerusalem's Mount Zion has been going on for over a decade, looking at an area where there were no known ruins of major temples, ...
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 ...
This earpiece, perhaps of Egyptian manufacture, is apparent loot from the First Crusade sack of Jerusalem in July, 1099. Credit: Virginia Withers This earpiece, perhaps of Egyptian manufacture, is ...