The knights of the Crusades were not a single group but rather a variety of orders with distinct purposes and codes. While ...

The veteran picked to lead the Defense Department has praised the brutal religious military campaigns of the past and has called for a Christian approach to governing. By Mike Baker and Ruth Graham ...

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 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 ...