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 ...

The First Crusade began in 1095 with an appeal from the Byzantine Empire and a sermon by Pope Urban II that ignited one of ...

Stained glass window in Brussels cathedral depicting First Crusade commander Godfrey of Bouillon. Shutterstock Ask pretty much anyone – whether terrorists, politicians (of all camps), dinner party ...

Since the moment they began in the late 11th century, historians have tried to figure out the so-called "Crusades." The capture of Jerusalem in 1099 CE spurred a massive amount of writing in the ...

In 1095, Pope Urban II preached a fiery sermon that changed the course of Western history: he urged Christian warriors to take up the sword and defend their brothers in the East who had been defeated ...

The first European crusaders of the Holy Land were inspired by the fame and fortune awarded to the Norman conquerors in Europe, a new book shows. Many of those who went to the Middle East were ...

On this episode of American Prestige, we launch a miniseries about the Crusades. Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts ...

Napoleon probably never said, “In war there is nothing so rare as a plan,” and if he did, he didn’t mean it. Mobilizing a population to a war footing; recruiting, motivating and funding an army; and ...