The Knights Templar who protected pilgrims traveling to the crusader states of Outremer immediately evoke images of famous medieval knights and their …
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Who Were the Real Knights Templar?
The Knights Templar are best known for the legends of their lost treasure, but who were these warrior monks? Read on to discover more.
Despite both faiths being Abrahamic, the Christian and Muslim dichotomic relationship has yielded many conflicts through the historical narrative of …
Richard I, better known by his sobriquet “Richard the Lionheart”, was king of England from 1189-99. But incredibly, during this period, he was only …
Originally a response to a call for aid to Pope Urban II from the Byzantine Emperor Alexius in the late 11th century, the First Crusade stirred the …
The First Crusade (1096-99) was the first in a series of religious wars in which the primary aim was to recover Jerusalem from “the Infidels”. In …
In the middle of the 11th century, the idea of the Crusades first appeared in Europe. The original goal was the liberation of Jerusalem. In the …
