Meanwhile, the Fourth Crusade (1202–04) infamously diverted to sack Christian Zara and then Constantinople itself, shattering the Byzantine Empire and deepening the East-West rift. Later crusades saw ...

What happened during the Crusades? What were the Crusades? This time is one of the most misunderstood periods of Western ...

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 ...

In 1095, the Catholic Church launched the Crusades, wars that left millions dead and whose legacy still shapes political and ideological conflicts.

This sweeping study from historian Philbrick (Travels with George) details how the California Gold Rush gave birth to modern America. Only nine days after gold was struck on Continue reading » The ...

University of London historian and History Channel contributor Phillips (The Second Crusade) superbly condenses the four centuries of the Crusades into a single, easily accessible volume. Islamic as ...

This is either the best or worst time to be releasing a new series set in the aftermath of The Crusades, a centuries-long campaign to claim the Holy Land as Christian territory. Regardless of its ...

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 ...