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 ...

Horns of Hattin - Guy de Lusignan, King of Jerusalem. Raymond III, Count of Tripoli. And The Grandmaster of the Knights ...

Through examining both often-overlooked aspects of the Crusades and one of the most celebrated key players of the medieval age, Asbridge presents a history that decentres the traditional Eurocentric ...

Warfare The Crusaders learned more about warfare. Concentric castles - with two curtain (outer) walls - were developed during the crusades, and these ideas were used to improve and fortify castles ...

He regularly offers various undergraduate courses, including Medieval Europe, The Crusades, Global History since 1500, and a first-year seminar on The Family in Premodern Europe, as well as a graduate ...

Jessica Mathews / [email protected] An evening of laughs and personal anecdotes on Livingston County history is planned at the ...