The First Crusade was one of the most extraordinary, bloody and significant episodes in medieval history. It began with an appeal for aid from the Christian Byzantine Empire, threatened by the rising ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Since the moment they began in the late 11th century, historians have tried to figure out the so-called "Crusades." The capture of Jerusalem in 1099 CE spurred a massive amount of writing in the ...

Is there a historical episode less understood by the general public and more urgently in need of clarification than the Crusades? To some on the right, the Crusades prefigured the modern wars that ...

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In northern Croatia, archaeologists have discovered a rare hoard of medieval silver coins associated with the era of the First Crusade. The unexpected find was made at the Batina site in the Baranya ...