Crusaders, once hailed as heroes in the West, now portrayed as villains. Holy Crusades, Reconquest of Holy Land & Jerusalem from Muslims to protect Christian pilgrims, Reconquista of Spain, Knights Templar, Knights Hospitaller; First Crusade, Second Crusade, Peoples Crusade; El Cid; Pope Urban II.
The Crusade of Las Navas de Tolosa was a major turning point in the history if the Iberian Peninsula. The Crusaders won a decisive victory against the
What constituted a "Crusade"? How and when did the Crusades begin? Why did people go on Crusade? What impact did the Crusades have on Europe?
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A 14th century CE illustration of Louis IX of France (r. 1226-1270 CE) departing Aigues Mortes for Egypt on the Seventh Crusade (1248-1254 CE).
A seminal work in literature, Vonneguts novel reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know.
A map of the routes of the Crusades, 1095-1289
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Synopsis Expand/Collapse Synopsis In God’s Battalions, distinguished scholar Rodney Stark puts forth a controversial argument that the Crusades were a justified war waged against Muslim terror and aggression. Stark, the author of The Rise of Christianity, reviews the history of the seven major crusades from 1095-1291 in this fascinating work of religious revisionist history.
The New Crusades von Khaled A. Beydoun
The Battle of Hattin, fought on 4 July 1187 near Tiberias in present-day Israel, was a pivotal clash between the Crusader states of the Levant and the Ayyubid forces led by Sultan Saladin. Saladin'
The Catholic Church is often the victim of the same kinds of urban legends that surround the Titanic or Aspartame. Whether it is the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, chained church Bibles, or Galileo, people are being led to believe falsehood and making bad decisions based on those falsehoods. Giv
Seven Myths of the Crusades examines the many misconceptions that are associated with one of the most fascinating episodes of the Middle Ages.
The main Indiana Jones trilogy is essentially a conversion narrative in which the hero never converts…which is a little strange. Why bother with that narrative if you’re not going to fulfill it? Interestingly, Indy also exists in a universe where all the religions are seemingly true, based on the very real powers each movie’s main […]
Reginald of Châtillon, Reginald also spelled Raynald or Reynald, French Renaud de Châtillon, (born, Châtillon-sur-Loing, France—died July 4, 1187, Galilee, Palestine [now in Israel]), prince of Antioch (1153–60), one of the leading military figures of the Crusades between 1147 and 1187, whose reckless policy in raiding Muslim caravans during periods of truce led to the virtual destruction of the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem and the loss of most of its territory. Reginald left for the Holy Land in 1147 and put himself at the service first of King Baldwin III of Jerusalem and then of Constance of Antioch. Constance, whose
