The couple had two daughters. In 1147, Eleanor accompanied her husband on the Second Crusade, travelling to Constantinople and Jerusalem. The Crusade was a failure and relations between Eleanor ...

Sparked by a zeal to rid the Holy Lands of "infidels"—meaning Moslems primarily—only the First Crusade achieved any real or lasting success. It established Christian settlements, the so-called ...

The evangelist of the auto industry, President George Romney of American Motors Corp., announced last week that he was “lighting the candle” for his second crusade. (His first: the compact car.) ...

In 1147, the Second Crusade began, with the ambition of repeating the 'success' of the First Crusade, and in response to the loss of the County of Edessa in 1144. This year is the subject of our ...

“Squid Game” is back for a second season of dystopian fun and games. But the hit Korean-language Netflix NFLX series is already facing criticism for failing to live up to the promise of its ...

Jonathan Phillips explains how Damascus, ‘Paradise of the Orient’ and a spiritual home for Muslims, became a major battleground of the Second Crusade. An idea promoted by Pope Urban II at the end of ...