The Crusades have inspired a vast amount of writing since the very beginning. Most scholars date their beginnings to November 1095 CE, when Pope Urban II stepped onto a rostrum outside the town of ...

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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Last week President Obama spoke about faith, doubt, violence, and extremism, and was roundly criticized by many conservatives for what they saw as the "anti-Christian" tone of his remarks. In an ...

The irony of the obsession with either apologizing for or avoiding mention of the Crusades is as important as they were to Christians at the time and perhaps even to broader European history, ...

It is always debatable whether the Crusades remain relevant in Arab political rhetoric. Islamists in general believe that the Crusades are relevant because they resemble – in their minds – current ...

The Byzantine Empire turned to the West for help—but the consequences were far more complex than expected. What began as an alliance during the Crusades quickly shifted into tension, conflict, and ...

A series of holy wars against Islam led by power-mad popes and fought by religious fanatics? Think again. With the possible exception of Umberto Eco, medieval scholars are not used to getting much ...