A study on the vessels titled "Composition of trace residues from the contents of 11th-12th century sphero-conical vessels from Jerusalem" has published in the journal PLoS One. The ancient ceramic ...

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 ...

Director Ridley Scott is known for his big-budget movies, such as “Gladiator” and “Black Hawk Down.” His new film, “Kingdom of Heaven” is no exception. This time around, Scott brings the 12th Century ...

Jerusalem, however, was the Cru­sades’ one region of conspicuous failure. Christian forces could hold neither that holy city nor the territorial footholds they had secured throughout the Levant. In a ...

MEDIEVAL HISTORY shows up on the page in two ways. One is obvious: it is written in pen and ink on vellum and parchment. This sort of history tends to be about battles and bloodshed, conquerors and ...