Explore the hidden darkness of the Crusades: a time of intense violence, fanaticism, and lasting consequences. Witness the brutality, massacres, and atrocities that shaped history and resonate today.

Although far less cinematically prolific than other historical wars, the Crusades have still produced many great movies, from ...

Through examining both often-overlooked aspects of the Crusades and one of the most celebrated key players of the medieval age, Asbridge presents a history that decentres the traditional Eurocentric ...

The Crusades (1096–1291 ... was one of the most brutal in history. Jews were forced to convert to Christianity or leave Spain. Tens of thousands were tortured and executed for “heresy.” ...

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 ...

Were the Baltic Crusades a religious mission or just violent tourism? Novelist Wojciech Zembaty explores the dark history of the first English visitors to Poland, in turn examining how the bloodlust ...

The puritan sides of their personalities clashed with Victoria's and Albert's livelier natures, and their need to maintain acceptable public postures for their fishbowl lives. Victoria, a true ...