Two near-fatal attacks on Saladin by the Nizari Ismailis reveal a Middle Eastern landscape far more complex than the usual Crusader-versus-Muslim narrative – and show how close the Crusades came to ta ...
In this video medieval historian Matt Lewis explores the numerous logistical challenges faced by the leaders of the First Crusade, and how each was overcome. How was such a diverse military force ...
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) continues to use its online propaganda magazine to appropriate the Crusades of ...